Public holidays in Western Sahara 2028
There are 11 public holidays in 2028. 7 of them fall on a working day.
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All 11 public holidays in Western Sahara 2028
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | عيد الفطر المبارك (تقديري) | ||
| Sunday | Proclamation of the SADR | إعلان الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية | ||
| Wednesday | First Martyr | يوم الشهيد الأول | ||
| Friday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | عيد الأضحى المبارك (تقديري) | ||
| Wednesday | Creation of the Polisario Front | تأسيس الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير الساقية الحمراء ووادي الذهب | ||
| Saturday | Commencement of the Armed Struggle | اندلاع الكفاح المسلح | ||
| Thursday | Islamic New Year (estimated) | رأس السنة الهجرية (تقديري) | ||
| Friday | Martyrs' Day | يوم الشهداء | ||
| Saturday | Uprising Day | يوم الانتفاضة | ||
| Thursday | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | المولد النبوي الشريف (تقديري) | ||
| Thursday | National Unity Day | عيد الوحدة الوطنية |
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Long weekends 2028
12 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 6 Mar, Tue 7 Mar | 4 Mar – 8 Mar 2028 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | First Martyr |
| Thu 9 Mar, Fri 10 Mar | 8 Mar – 12 Mar 2028 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | First Martyr |
| Mon 1 May, Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May | 29 Apr – 7 May 2028 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) |
| Mon 8 May, Tue 9 May | 5 May – 10 May 2028 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Eid al-Adha (estimated), Creation of the Polisario Front |
| Thu 11 May, Fri 12 May | 10 May – 14 May 2028 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Creation of the Polisario Front |
| Mon 22 May, Tue 23 May, Wed 24 May | 20 May – 25 May 2028 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Commencement of the Armed Struggle, Islamic New Year (estimated) |
| Fri 26 May | 25 May – 28 May 2028 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Islamic New Year (estimated) |
| Mon 5 Jun, Tue 6 Jun, Wed 7 Jun, Thu 8 Jun | 3 Jun – 11 Jun 2028 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Martyrs' Day |
| Mon 31 Jul, Tue 1 Aug, Wed 2 Aug | 29 Jul – 3 Aug 2028 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) |
| Fri 4 Aug | 3 Aug – 6 Aug 2028 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) |
| Mon 9 Oct, Tue 10 Oct, Wed 11 Oct | 7 Oct – 12 Oct 2028 | 3 | 6 | 2 | National Unity Day |
| Fri 13 Oct | 12 Oct – 15 Oct 2028 | 1 | 4 | 4 | National Unity Day |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Western Sahara have in 2028?
11 public holidays. 4 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.
Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?
Islamic New Year (estimated): take 1 day of leave (26 May) and you get 4 days off in a row, 25 May – 28 May 2028.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code EH (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (country not covered) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.eh) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
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Other years
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