
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Burj Islam, Latakia, Syria? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Burj Islam.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Burj Islam follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Evacuation Day (Eid al-Jala') on April 17) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Burj Islam.
This is Syria's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Syria's country-level and Latakia holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Burj Islam as anywhere else in Syria.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Syria's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Syria's country and Latakia holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Burj Islam just as everywhere else in Syria.
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Liberation Day | Tue, Dec 8, 2026 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Businesses in Burj Islam generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Syria: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Burj Islam doesn't simply get skipped — Syria's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 30,000 and running on the Asia/Damascus time zone, Burj Islam follows Syria's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.