{
  "country": "Iran",
  "code": "IR",
  "year": 2026,
  "scope": "national",
  "weekend": [
    4
  ],
  "weekend_days": [
    "Friday"
  ],
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    "holidays_on_weekdays": 27,
    "holidays_on_weekends": 5,
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    "weekend_days": 52,
    "calendar_days": 365
  },
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    {
      "date": "2026-01-03",
      "name": "Birthday of Imam Ali",
      "weekday": "Saturday",
      "estimated": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-01-17",
      "name": "Isra' and Mi'raj",
      "weekday": "Saturday",
      "estimated": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-04",
      "name": "Birthday of Mahdi",
      "weekday": "Wednesday",
      "estimated": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-11",
      "name": "Islamic Revolution Day",
      "weekday": "Wednesday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-01",
      "name": "Public Holiday",
      "weekday": "Sunday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-02",
      "name": "Public Holiday",
      "weekday": "Monday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-03",
      "name": "Public Holiday",
      "weekday": "Tuesday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-04",
      "name": "Public Holiday",
      "weekday": "Wednesday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-05",
      "name": "Public Holiday",
      "weekday": "Thursday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-06",
      "name": "Public Holiday",
      "weekday": "Friday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-07",
      "name": "Public Holiday",
      "weekday": "Saturday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-11",
      "name": "Martyrdom of Imam Ali",
      "weekday": "Wednesday",
      "estimated": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-20",
      "name": "Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day",
      "weekday": "Friday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-21",
      "name": "Eid al-Fitr",
      "weekday": "Saturday",
      "estimated": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-21",
      "name": "Nowruz",
      "weekday": "Saturday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-22",
      "name": "Eid al-Fitr Holiday",
      "weekday": "Sunday",
      "estimated": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-22",
      "name": "Nowruz Holiday",
      "weekday": "Sunday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-23",
      "name": "Nowruz Holiday",
      "weekday": "Monday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-24",
      "name": "Nowruz Holiday",
      "weekday": "Tuesday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-01",
      "name": "Islamic Republic Day",
      "weekday": "Wednesday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-02",
      "name": "Nature's Day",
      "weekday": "Thursday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-14",
      "name": "Martyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq",
      "weekday": "Tuesday",
      "estimated": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-28",
      "name": "Eid al-Adha",
      "weekday": "Thursday",
      "estimated": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-04",
      "name": "Death of Imam Khomeini",
      "weekday": "Thursday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-05",
      "name": "15 Khordad Uprising",
      "weekday": "Friday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-05",
      "name": "Eid al-Ghadir",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "estimated": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-25",
      "name": "Tasua",
      "weekday": "Thursday",
      "estimated": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-26",
      "name": "Ashura",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "estimated": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-04",
      "name": "Arbaeen",
      "weekday": "Tuesday",
      "estimated": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-12",
      "name": "Death of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali",
      "weekday": "Wednesday",
      "estimated": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-14",
      "name": "Martyrdom of Ali al-Rida",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "estimated": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-22",
      "name": "Martyrdom of Hasan al-Askari",
      "weekday": "Saturday",
      "estimated": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-31",
      "name": "Birthday of Muhammad and Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq",
      "weekday": "Monday",
      "estimated": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-14",
      "name": "Martyrdom of Fatima",
      "weekday": "Saturday",
      "estimated": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-23",
      "name": "Birthday of Imam Ali",
      "weekday": "Wednesday",
      "estimated": true
    }
  ],
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    {
      "month": 1,
      "name": "January",
      "calendar_days": 31,
      "weekend_days": 5,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 2,
      "working_days": 24
    },
    {
      "month": 2,
      "name": "February",
      "calendar_days": 28,
      "weekend_days": 4,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 2,
      "working_days": 22
    },
    {
      "month": 3,
      "name": "March",
      "calendar_days": 31,
      "weekend_days": 4,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 11,
      "working_days": 16
    },
    {
      "month": 4,
      "name": "April",
      "calendar_days": 30,
      "weekend_days": 4,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 3,
      "working_days": 23
    },
    {
      "month": 5,
      "name": "May",
      "calendar_days": 31,
      "weekend_days": 5,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 1,
      "working_days": 25
    },
    {
      "month": 6,
      "name": "June",
      "calendar_days": 30,
      "weekend_days": 4,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 2,
      "working_days": 24
    },
    {
      "month": 7,
      "name": "July",
      "calendar_days": 31,
      "weekend_days": 5,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 0,
      "working_days": 26
    },
    {
      "month": 8,
      "name": "August",
      "calendar_days": 31,
      "weekend_days": 4,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 4,
      "working_days": 23
    },
    {
      "month": 9,
      "name": "September",
      "calendar_days": 30,
      "weekend_days": 4,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 0,
      "working_days": 26
    },
    {
      "month": 10,
      "name": "October",
      "calendar_days": 31,
      "weekend_days": 5,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 0,
      "working_days": 26
    },
    {
      "month": 11,
      "name": "November",
      "calendar_days": 30,
      "weekend_days": 4,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 1,
      "working_days": 25
    },
    {
      "month": 12,
      "name": "December",
      "calendar_days": 31,
      "weekend_days": 4,
      "holidays_on_weekdays": 1,
      "working_days": 26
    }
  ],
  "long_weekends": [
    {
      "start": "2026-03-01",
      "end": "2026-03-07",
      "days": 7,
      "holidays": [
        "Public Holiday"
      ]
    },
    {
      "start": "2026-03-20",
      "end": "2026-03-24",
      "days": 5,
      "holidays": [
        "Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day",
        "Eid al-Fitr",
        "Nowruz",
        "Eid al-Fitr Holiday",
        "Nowruz Holiday"
      ]
    },
    {
      "start": "2026-04-01",
      "end": "2026-04-03",
      "days": 3,
      "holidays": [
        "Islamic Republic Day",
        "Nature's Day"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "bridge_days": [
    {
      "take_off": "2026-02-28",
      "break_start": "2026-02-27",
      "break_end": "2026-03-07",
      "days": 9,
      "holidays": [
        "Public Holiday"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "working_weekend_days": [],
  "note": "The weekend is Friday alone; many offices also close on Thursday afternoon. The Persian and Islamic calendars set most dates, which can move by a day.",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "OpenWorkdays, generated from python-holidays",
  "dataset": "holidays 0.103",
  "url": "https://openworkdays.com/iran/2026/",
  "generated": "2026-09-04"
}