
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Az Zahir, Al Bayda, Yemen? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Az Zahir.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Az Zahir follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as National Unity Day on May 22) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Az Zahir.
This is Yemen's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Yemen's country-level and Al Bayda holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Az Zahir as anywhere else in Yemen.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Yemen's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Yemen's country and Al Bayda holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Az Zahir just as everywhere else in Yemen.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Unity Day | May 22 | National Holiday | Full Official Closure | www.yemen.gov.ye |
Businesses in Az Zahir generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Yemen: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Az Zahir's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Yemen declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
Az Zahir runs on the Asia/Aden time zone, so statutory holidays here fall on the same local calendar date as the rest of Yemen — there's no cross-timezone shift to account for.