United Arab Emirates Bank's Holidays for 2008

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a Middle Eastern federation of seven states situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia. The 7 states, termed emirates, are Ajman, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Fujairah, Sharjah, Ras al-Khaimah and Umm al-Quwain. Establishment – December 2, 1971. Languages: Arabic and English.

Capital – Abu Dhabi, Dubai – largest city. Government – Federal constitutional monarchy.
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Human Development Index (HDI) – 0.868 (high) (39th in 2007).

"Business Day" refers to Sunday through Thursday (Weekend: Friday and Saturday), excepting national and Arabic bank holidays. Currency: Dirham (AED). Time zone - GMT+4 (UTC+4).

January 1	New Year's Day (every year)
January 10	El am Hejir Islamic New Year *	Muslim, Sufi
March 20	Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi *	Muslim, Sufi
July 31 2008	Ascension of Mohammed **	Muslim, Sufi
August 6	Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Accession Day (every year)
October 2	End of Ramadan* - Eid ul-Fitr	Muslim, Sufi
December 2	National Day (every year) - Al-Eid Al Watani	National Day
December 9	Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice *	Muslim, Sufi
December 10	Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice *	Muslim, Sufi
December 11	Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice *	Muslim, Sufi
December 29	El am Hejir New Year *	Muslim, Sufi

* - may be changed to the nearest day
** - the date changes according to the year

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