Working Hours Bank Holidays
Central Bank of Syria is on of the central government's agencies and is subjected to the daily working hours and holidays set by the government.
Central Bank of Syria's daily working hours are from 8:00 until 15:30 Sunday to Thursday, while Friday and Saturday are set to be the weekend. Time used is Damascus local time which is +2 GMT.
The Bank holydays for the years 2012 are shown below. Please notice that holidays prefixed with star (*) are Islamic holidays and they are subjected to moon visibility as they depend on the loaner calendar. Therefore, an Islamic holiday's date might by plus/minus one day and its exact date can be announced only shortly before the relevant Islamic holiday.
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Bank Holidays in 2012 |
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Date |
Occasion |
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Sunday
1 January |
New year’s day |
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Saturday
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4 February |
Prophet Mohammad's birthday |
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Thursday
8 March |
Revolution day |
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Wednesday
21 March |
Mother's day |
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Sunday
8 April |
Easter (Gregorian) |
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Sunday
15 April |
Easter (Julian) |
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Tuesday
17 April |
Independence day |
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Tuesday
1 May |
Workers day |
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Friday
6 May |
Martyr's day |
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Saturday * 18-
Monday20 Sep |
Eid Al-Fiter (End of the Fasting month) |
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Saturday
6 October |
October's liberalization war |
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Thursday *
25-Sunday 28 October |
Al-Adha Holiday |
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Wednesday * 14
November |
Hijri new year |
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Tuesday 25 December |
Christmas |