
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Şurman, Az Zawiyah, Libya? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Şurman.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Şurman follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day on December 24) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Şurman.
This is Libya's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Libya's country-level and Az Zawiyah holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Şurman as anywhere else in Libya.
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These are Libya's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Libya's country and Az Zawiyah holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Şurman just as everywhere else in Libya.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | December 24 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | pm.gov.ly |
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 | Thu, Dec 24, 2026 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
Şurman's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Libya'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.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Şurman, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 77,114 and running on the Africa/Tripoli time zone, Şurman follows Libya's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.