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Islamic New Year
Libya

Islamic New Year 2023, 2024 and 2025 in Libya

Libya, like the rest of the Islamic world, celebrates the first day of Muharram as Islamic New Year and as an official public holiday.

YearDateDayHoliday
202319 JulWedIslamic New Year
20247 JulSunIslamic New Year
202526 JunThuIslamic New Year
202616 JunTueIslamic New Year
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

In Libya, 1 Muharram is set aside as an off work day to celebrate the arrival of a new year.

The Islamic Calendar dates from C.E. 622 when Muhammad fled Mecca for Medina, on a trip known as “the Hijira.” For that reason, the calendar used by Muslims is sometimes called the “Hijri Calendar.”

All of Muharram is a month of remembrance for Muslims and a time when fighting and war are supposed to be prohibited. It is, along with Ramadan, considered one of the holiest months of the Islamic year.

Previous Years

YearDateDayHoliday
202230 JulSatIslamic New Year
20219 AugMonIslamic New Year
202020 AugThuIslamic New Year
201931 AugSatIslamic New Year
201811 SepTueIslamic New Year
201721 SepThuIslamic New Year