Current Date And Time In Al-Shahaniya, Qatar
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
20:59:08 AST
Capital: Dukhan
Currency: Qatari Riyal (QAR)
Timezone: UTC +03:00 (AST)
Population: 54,339
Area: 239.00 km²
State Code: ZA
Planning business schedules or travel in Al-Shahaniya, Qatar? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Al-Shahaniya, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Businesses, regional banks, and administrative offices across Al-Shahaniya observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national labor regulations and official government decrees. In Al-Shahaniya, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Qatar National Day on December 18) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Qatar's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Qatar's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Al-Shahaniya and the rest of Qatar, not a separate Al-Shahaniya-specific calendar.
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These are Qatar's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Qatar's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Qatar, including Al-Shahaniya. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar National Day | December 18 | National Public Holiday | Full Official Closure (Mandatory Paid Public Holiday) | www.gov.qa |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Qatar National Day | Fri, Dec 18, 2026 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Al-Shahaniya close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Qatar are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Al-Shahaniya doesn't simply disappear — Qatar's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Al-Shahaniya's capital, Dukhan observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Al-Shahaniya.