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Saudi
Arabian Calendar
Saudi Arabia
uses the Islamic calendar which is based on a lunar year
rather than the Gregorian calendar which is based on a
solar year.
A lunar month is the time between two successive new
moons. The lunar year contains 12 months, but is 11 days
shorter than the solar year. For the reason, the holy
days gradually shift from one season to another.
Lunar year dates are derived from 622 A.D., the year of
the Prophet's emigration, or Higra, from Makkah to
Madinah.
The Islamic holy day is
Friday. The work week in Saudi Arabia begins on Saturday
and ends Thursday
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