Current Date And Time In Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra, Morocco
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
12:57:25 WEST
Capital: Laayoune
Currency: Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
Timezone: UTC +00:00 (WEST)
Population: 367,758
Area: 139,480.00 km²
State Code: LH
Get up-to-date public holiday dates for Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra, Morocco. Track official statutory days off, bank closures, and upcoming holiday schedules across Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra.
Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Fête du Trône (Throne Day) on July 30) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Morocco's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Morocco's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra and the rest of Morocco, not a separate Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra-specific calendar.
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These are Morocco's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Morocco's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Morocco, including Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fête du Trône (Throne Day) | July 30 | National Holiday | Full Official Closure | www.cg.gov.ma |
| Fête de l'Indépendance (Independence Day) | November 18 | National Holiday | Full Official Closure | www.cg.gov.ma |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Fête du Trône (Throne Day) | Fri, Jul 30, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Morocco are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
When a fixed statutory public holiday falls on a weekend in Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra, government gazette decrees often designate the adjacent Monday as an official substitute non-working day.
As Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra's capital, Laayoune observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra.