Public holidays in Western Sahara 2028
Western Sahara has 11 public holidays in 2028. 7 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, which leaves 253 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
11public holidays
7weekday days off
253working days in 2028
106weekend days
Holiday dates 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Sunday weekend | Proclamation of the SADR | |
| Wednesday | First Martyr | |
| Friday | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Wednesday | Creation of the Polisario Front | |
| Saturday weekend | Commencement of the Armed Struggle | |
| Thursday | Islamic New Year estimated | |
| Friday | Martyrs' Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Uprising Day | |
| Thursday | Prophet's Birthday estimated | |
| Thursday | National Unity Day |
Estimated marks a date set by a lunar or astronomical calendar that the authorities have not confirmed yet; it can move by a day.
Working days per month in 2028
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| February 2028 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2028 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 106 | 7 | 253 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 5 to Sun 7 May 2028Eid al-Adha
- 3 daysFri 9 to Sun 11 June 2028Martyrs' Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 May 2028 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 May 2028Islamic New Year
- 4 daysTake off Friday 4 August 2028 for Thu 3 to Sun 6 August 2028Prophet's Birthday
- 4 daysTake off Friday 13 October 2028 for Thu 12 to Sun 15 October 2028National Unity Day
Questions about 2028 in Western Sahara
- How many working days are there in Western Sahara in 2028?
- 253 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 106 of them weekend days and 7 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Western Sahara have in 2028?
- 11 public holidays. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Eid al-Fitr (26 February 2028), Proclamation of the SADR (27 February 2028), Commencement of the Armed Struggle (20 May 2028), Uprising Day (17 June 2028).
- What counts as the weekend in Western Sahara?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2029?
- See public holidays in Western Sahara 2029 or go back to 2027.
Cite or reuse this data
Western Sahara has 11 public holidays and 253 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/western-sahara/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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