Public holidays in Syrian Arab Republic 2023

18 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Syrian Arab Republic

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day عيد رأس السنة الميلادية	عيد رأس السنة الميلادية
8 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Revolution Day National day الثورة السورية	الثورة السورية
21 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Mother's Day عيد الأم	عيد الأم
9 April Sunday	Sunday	Gregorian Easter Sunday Religious عيد الفصح حسب التقويم الغربي	عيد الفصح حسب التقويم الغربي
16 April Sunday	Sunday	Julian Easter Sunday Religious عيد الفصح حسب التقويم الشرقي	عيد الفصح حسب التقويم الشرقي
17 April Monday	Monday	Independence Day National day عيد الاستقلال	عيد الاستقلال
21 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر	عيد الفطر
22 April Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر	عيد الفطر
23 April Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر	عيد الفطر
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day عيد العمال	عيد العمال
6 May Saturday	Saturday	Martyrs' Day National day عيد الشهداء	عيد الشهداء
27 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى	عيد الأضحى
28 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى	عيد الأضحى
29 June Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى	عيد الأضحى
30 June Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى	عيد الأضحى
19 July Wednesday	Wednesday	Islamic New Year Religious رأس السنة الهجرية	رأس السنة الهجرية
27 September Wednesday	Wednesday	Prophet's Birthday Religious عيد المولد النبوي الشريف	عيد المولد النبوي الشريف
6 October Friday	Friday	Tishreen Liberation War Day National day ذكرى حرب تشرين التحريرية	ذكرى حرب تشرين التحريرية

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Syrian Arab Republic (Friday and Saturday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 30 Dec – Sun 1 Jan 2023 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Damascus: high 11°C (52°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 40% of days
Fri 7 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · 3 days off
Gregorian Easter Sunday
Typically in Damascus: high 22°C (72°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 9% of days
Fri 14 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · 4 days off
Julian Easter Sunday, Independence Day
Typically in Damascus: high 20°C (68°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 21% of days
Fri 21 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Damascus: high 24°C (75°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 7% of days
Tue 27 Jun – Sat 1 Jul · 5 days off
Eid al-Adha
Typically in Damascus: high 35°C (95°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 1% of days

Bridge days

Thu 9 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 8 Mar – Sat 11 Mar)
Revolution Day
Typically in Damascus: high 17°C (63°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 14% of days
Sun 30 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May)
Labor Day
Typically in Damascus: high 25°C (77°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 13% of days
Thu 20 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 19 Jul – Sat 22 Jul)
Islamic New Year
Typically in Damascus: high 36°C (97°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 1% of days
Thu 28 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 27 Sep – Sat 30 Sep)
Prophet's Birthday
Typically in Damascus: high 31°C (88°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 0% of days
Sun 31 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024)
New Year's Day
Typically in Damascus: high 11°C (52°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 37% of days

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 14 Apr – Sun 23 Apr — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 18 Apr, Wed 19 Apr, Thu 20 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 9 Mar) get 4 days in a rowWed 8 Mar – Sat 11 Mar · Revolution DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 6 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 6 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · Gregorian Easter SundayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 13 Apr – Mon 17 Apr · Julian Easter Sunday, Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 26 Jun) get 6 days in a rowMon 26 Jun – Sat 1 Jul · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓