Current Date And Time In Jowzjan, Afghanistan
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
16:27:23 AFT
Capital: Sheberghan
Currency: Afghan Afghani (AFN)
Timezone: UTC +04:30 (AFT)
Population: 600,000
Area: 11,798.30 km²
State Code: JOW
Get up-to-date public holiday dates for Jowzjan, Afghanistan. Track official statutory days off, bank closures, and upcoming holiday schedules across Jowzjan.
Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Jowzjan align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Jowzjan, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Afghan Independence Day on August 19) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Afghanistan's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Afghanistan's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Jowzjan and the rest of Afghanistan, not a separate Jowzjan-specific calendar.
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These are Afghanistan's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Afghanistan's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Afghanistan, including Jowzjan. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghan Independence Day | August 19 | National Day | Full National Closure | mfa.gov.af |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Afghan Independence Day | Thu, Aug 19, 2027 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
Public holiday schedules in Jowzjan combine statutory nationwide non-working days with regional observances. Commercial banks, government offices, and educational institutions in Jowzjan observe mandatory statutory closures on national days.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Jowzjan doesn't simply disappear — Afghanistan's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Jowzjan's capital, Sheberghan observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Jowzjan.