Current Date And Time In Ouargla, Algeria
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
12:55:16 CET
Capital: Ouargla
Currency: Algerian Dinar (DZD)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (CET)
Population: 558,558
Area: 211,980.00 km²
State Code: OU
Planning business schedules or travel in Ouargla, Algeria? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Ouargla, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Ouargla align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Ouargla, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Independence Day on July 5) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Algeria's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Algeria's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Ouargla and the rest of Algeria, not a separate Ouargla-specific calendar.
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These are Algeria's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Algeria's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Algeria, including Ouargla. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | July 5 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.premier-ministre.gov.dz |
| Revolution Day | November 1 | National Public Holiday | Full Official Closure | www.premier-ministre.gov.dz |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | Mon, Jul 5, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Public holiday schedules in Ouargla combine statutory nationwide non-working days with regional observances. Commercial banks, government offices, and educational institutions in Ouargla observe mandatory statutory closures on national days.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Ouargla doesn't simply disappear — Algeria's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Ouargla's own capital, Ouargla observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Ouargla.