Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 1983

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 1983. 7 of them fall on working days, which leaves 253 working days after 105 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 1983 are New Year's Day (Saturday, January 1), Eid al-Fitr (Tuesday, July 12), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Wednesday, July 13), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Thursday, July 14), Arafat Day (Friday, September 16), Eid al-Adha (Saturday, September 17), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Sunday, September 18), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Monday, September 19), Islamic New Year (Saturday, October 8), Commemoration Day (Thursday, December 1), National Day (Friday, December 2), National Day (day 2) (Saturday, December 3) and Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Saturday, December 17).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 1983: Jul 12–Jul 14 (3 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Sep 16–Sep 19 (4 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Dec 1–Dec 4 (4 days, Commemoration Day, National Day, National Day (day 2)).

The weekend in United Arab Emirates is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Official holidays for the public and private sectors (Cabinet Resolution 27 of 2024). The Cabinet may move a holiday next to a weekend, and Eid dates depend on the moon sighting.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.