Hijri calendar

GPTKB entity

Statements (124)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Islamic_calendar
gptkbp:basisFor Islamic religious observances
gptkbp:calculationMethod based on lunar cycles
gptkbp:compatibleWith international civil purposes
gptkbp:differenceWithGregorian about 10-12 days shorter
gptkbp:epoch 16 July 622 CE (Julian calendar)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hijri calendar
gptkbp:leapYearDays 355
gptkbp:leapYearFrequency 11 times in 30 years
gptkbp:length 354 or 355
gptkbp:monthHeld gptkb:Dhu_al-Hijjah
gptkb:Muharram
12
gptkbp:monthNames gptkb:Ramadan
gptkb:Dhu_al-Hijjah
gptkb:Shawwal
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Gregorian_calendar
gptkb:Hebrew_calendar
gptkb:Solar_Hijri_calendar
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:Umar_ibn_al-Khattab
gptkbp:type gptkb:event
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Muslims
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Eid_al-Adha
gptkb:Eid_al-Fitr
gptkb:festival
gptkb:Ashura
gptkb:Islamic_New_Year
gptkb:Lailat_al-Bara'ah
gptkb:Lailat_al-Miraj
gptkb:Lailat_al-Qadr
Islamic historical dating
determining Hajj
determining Ramadan
determining Islamic holidays
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Oman
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Sudan
gptkb:Yemen
gptkb:Algeria_(for_religious_purposes)
gptkb:Bahrain_(for_religious_purposes)
gptkb:Chad_(for_religious_purposes)
gptkb:Comoros_(for_religious_purposes)
gptkb:Jordan_(for_religious_purposes)
gptkb:Lebanon_(for_religious_purposes)
gptkb:Libya_(for_religious_purposes)
gptkb:Mali_(for_religious_purposes)
gptkb:New_Zealand_(for_religious_purposes)
gptkb:Palestine_(for_religious_purposes)
Albania (for religious purposes)
Armenia (for religious purposes)
Australia (for religious purposes)
Azerbaijan (for religious purposes)
Bangladesh (for religious purposes)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (for religious purposes)
Brunei (for religious purposes)
Bulgaria (for religious purposes)
Cameroon (for religious purposes)
Canada (for religious purposes)
China (for religious purposes)
Croatia (for religious purposes)
Cyprus (for religious purposes)
Djibouti (for religious purposes)
Egypt (for religious purposes)
Eritrea (for religious purposes)
Ethiopia (for religious purposes)
France (for religious purposes)
Gambia (for religious purposes)
Georgia (for religious purposes)
Greece (for religious purposes)
Guinea (for religious purposes)
India (for religious purposes)
Indonesia (for religious purposes)
Iran (for religious purposes)
Iraq (for religious purposes)
Islamic countries
Kazakhstan (for religious purposes)
Kenya (for religious purposes)
Kosovo (for religious purposes)
Kuwait (for religious purposes)
Kyrgyzstan (for religious purposes)
Malaysia (for religious purposes)
Maldives (for religious purposes)
Mauritania (for religious purposes)
Montenegro (for religious purposes)
Morocco (for religious purposes)
Mozambique (for religious purposes)
Niger (for religious purposes)
Nigeria (for religious purposes)
North Macedonia (for religious purposes)
Pakistan (for religious purposes)
Philippines (for religious purposes)
Qatar (for religious purposes)
Romania (for religious purposes)
Russia (for religious purposes)
Senegal (for religious purposes)
Serbia (for religious purposes)
Sierra Leone (for religious purposes)
Singapore (for religious purposes)
Slovenia (for religious purposes)
Somalia (for religious purposes)
South Africa (for religious purposes)
Sri Lanka (for religious purposes)
Syria (for religious purposes)
Tajikistan (for religious purposes)
Tanzania (for religious purposes)
Thailand (for religious purposes)
Tunisia (for religious purposes)
Turkey (for religious purposes)
Turkmenistan (for religious purposes)
Uganda (for religious purposes)
United Arab Emirates (for religious purposes)
United Kingdom (for religious purposes)
United States (for religious purposes)
Uzbekistan (for religious purposes)
gptkbp:yearZero 622 CE
gptkbp:yearZeroEvent gptkb:Hijra
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hegira
gptkb:Islamic_calendar
gptkb:1_Shawwal_(Islamic_calendar)
gptkb:Lunar_Islamic_calendar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5