Current Date And Time In Sotk, Armenia
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
19:38:50 AMT
State: Gegharkunik
Currency: Armenian Dram (AMD)
Timezone: UTC +04:00 (AMT)
Population: 930
District: Vardenis Municipality
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Sotk. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Sotk.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Sotk align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Republic Day (Hanrapetut'yan tōn) on May 28) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Sotk.
This is Armenia's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Armenia's country-level and Gegharkunik holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Sotk as anywhere else in Armenia.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Armenia's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Armenia's country and Gegharkunik holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Sotk just as everywhere else in Armenia.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Day (Hanrapetut'yan tōn) | May 28 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.gov.am |
| Independence Day (Ankakhut'yan tōn) | September 21 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.gov.am |
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 (Ankakhut'yan tōn) | Mon, Sep 21, 2026 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
| Republic Day (Hanrapetut'yan tōn) | Fri, May 28, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Sotk's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Armenia's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Sotk doesn't simply get skipped — Armenia's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 930 and running on the Asia/Yerevan time zone, Sotk follows Armenia's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.