Holidays and public holidays in Saudi Arabia for the year 1444/2023

2023-01-09 2023-01-09T12:36:27Z
رنا السيلاوي
رنا السيلاوي
محرر أخبار - قسم التواصل الاجتماعي

Weather of Arabia - At the beginning of each new year, many people want to know the official holiday dates, to arrange their dates according to those holidays. In this article, we review the official holidays and vacation dates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the year 1444/2023.

 

Official holidays in Saudi Arabia for the year 1444/2023

  • Foundation Day off: Wednesday, February 22nd
  • Saudi Flag Day: Saturday, March 11th
  • Eid Al-Fitr: Four days from 29 Ramadan to 3 Shawwal, which may correspond to: Thursday (20 April) to Monday (24 April)
  • Eid Al-Adha holiday: from Tuesday (27 June) to Friday (30 June)
  • The Kingdom's National Day: Saturday, September 23.

 

The following are the holiday dates in Saudi Arabia for the academic calendar 1444/2023:

  • Extended weekend: Sunday and Monday 15/16 January.
  • Foundation Day Holiday: Wednesday and Thursday 22/23 February.
  • Saudi Flag Day: Saturday, March 11th.
  • The end of the second semester holiday: with the end of work on Thursday, March 2nd.
  • Eid Al-Fitr holiday: from the evening of Thursday (April 13), and return to work on Wednesday (April 26).
  • Extended weekend: Sunday and Monday 28/29 May.
  • Beginning of the end of the school year holiday: with the end of working hours on Thursday, June 22.

 

Also read: The date of the month of Ramadan in 2023..and the dates of the beginning of Ramadan in previous years

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.
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