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The Iranian calendar or Iranian chronology (Persian: گاهشماری ایرانی, Gâh Ŝomâriye Irâni) are a succession of calendars created and used for over two millennia in Iran, also known as Persia. One of the longest chronological records in human history, the Iranian calendar has been modified many times for administrative purposes.
It is a solar calendar and is the one Iranian calendar that is the most similar to the Gregorian calendar, being based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun. It begins on the March equinox as determined by the astronomical calculation for the Iran Standard Time meridian (52.5°E, UTC+03:30 ) and has years of 365 or 366 days.
Months of the Iranian calendar (12 P) S. Solar Hijri calendar (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Iranian calendar" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Pages in category "Months of the Iranian calendar" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Jalali calendar, also referred to as Malikshahi and Maliki, [1] is a solar calendar compiled during the reign of Jalaluddin Malik-Shah I, the Sultan of the Seljuk Empire (1072–1092 CE), by the order of Grand Vizier Nizam al-Mulk, using observations made in the cities of Isfahan (the capital of the Seljuks), Rey, and Nishapur.
Dey (Persian: دی, Persian pronunciation: [1]) is the tenth month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan. It marks the start of winter. [1] It has thirty days, [1] beginning in December and ending in January of the Gregorian Calendar. The associated astrological sign in the tropical zodiac is Capricorn. [1]
Iran is one of the countries with the most public holidays in the world, [citation needed] with 28 holidays. Many holidays' exact dates are determined by the Islamic calendar , and therefore their Gregorian dates vary from year to year.
Aban (Persian: آبان, Persian pronunciation: [ɒːˈbɒːn] [1]) is the eighth month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan. [1] Aban has 30 days. [1] It begins in October and ends in November by the Gregorian calendar. [citation needed] Aban corresponds to the tropical astrological month of Scorpio.