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01The institution in 3D

The levels of the institution, from the charter. Lines show how the parts relate: solid for part of, long dashes for decides on, short dashes for takes part with, dots for works across.

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  • IDCDC
    • Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council The Council is a federation of Chapters (host-country and sub-national community cells) and communities of practice, which the charter calls Colleges. One method holds it together: integrity-first governance, protected participation and peer review.
      • Part of: Governing Board: Part of
      • Part of: Chapters: Part of
    • 1 Governing Board
      • Decides on: recognizes Chapters
      • Part of: Part of Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council
  • Chapters
    • Chapters
      • Decides on: Governing Board: recognizes
      • Part of: Part of Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council
      • Part of: Chapter cells: Part of
      • Part of: Chapter Council (local steering): Part of
      • Part of: Treasurer with basic internal controls: Part of
      • Part of: Integrity Liaison: Part of
      • Part of: Handling and Safety Officer: Part of
      • Part of: Secretary and Records Officer: Part of
      • Part of: Africa: Part of
      • Part of: Asia: Part of
      • Part of: Asia-Pacific: Part of
      • Part of: Caucasus: Part of
      • Part of: Central Asia: Part of
      • Part of: Europe: Part of
      • Part of: Europe and Central Asia: Part of
      • Part of: Latin America: Part of
      • Part of: Middle East: Part of
      • Part of: North America: Part of
    • Africa Country programmes: 5. City pages: 4.
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Asia Country programmes: 4. City pages: 3.
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Asia-Pacific Country programmes: 4. City pages: 6.
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Caucasus Country programmes: 3. City pages: 3.
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Central Asia Country programmes: 2. City pages: 0.
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Europe Country programmes: 16. City pages: 27.
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Europe and Central Asia Country programmes: 1. City pages: 0.
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Latin America Country programmes: 4. City pages: 1.
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Middle East Country programmes: 8. City pages: 9.
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • North America Country programmes: 2. City pages: 16.
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
  • Chapter cells
    • Chapter cells
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Chapter Council (local steering)
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Treasurer with basic internal controls
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Integrity Liaison
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Handling and Safety Officer
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
    • Secretary and Records Officer
      • Part of: Part of Chapters
  • Communities of practice
    • Communities of practice
      • Part of: Medicine and Health: Part of
      • Part of: Engineering and Technology: Part of
      • Part of: Law and Justice: Part of
      • Part of: Education and Pedagogy: Part of
      • Part of: Finance and Economy: Part of
      • Part of: Arts and Culture: Part of
      • Part of: Media and Information Integrity: Part of
      • Part of: Environment, Water and Energy: Part of
      • Part of: Governance and Public Administration: Part of
      • Part of: Science and Research: Part of
    • Medicine and Health Proposed
      • Part of: Part of Communities of practice
    • Engineering and Technology Proposed
      • Part of: Part of Communities of practice
    • Law and Justice Proposed
      • Part of: Part of Communities of practice
    • Education and Pedagogy Proposed
      • Part of: Part of Communities of practice
    • Finance and Economy Proposed
      • Part of: Part of Communities of practice
    • Arts and Culture Proposed
      • Part of: Part of Communities of practice
    • Media and Information Integrity Proposed
      • Part of: Part of Communities of practice
    • Environment, Water and Energy Proposed
      • Part of: Part of Communities of practice
    • Governance and Public Administration Proposed
      • Part of: Part of Communities of practice
    • Science and Research Proposed
      • Part of: Part of Communities of practice

Matrix

Matrix
Governing BoardIranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development CouncilChaptersAfricaCentral AsiaMiddle EastAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaAsia-PacificEurope and Central AsiaCaucasusLatin AmericaChapter cellsSecretary and Records OfficerChapter Council (local steering)Treasurer with basic internal controlsHandling and Safety OfficerIntegrity LiaisonCommunities of practiceArts and CultureFinance and EconomyMedicine and HealthEducation and PedagogyGovernance and Public AdministrationScience and ResearchEngineering and TechnologyLaw and JusticeEnvironment, Water and EnergyMedia and Information Integrity
Governing BoardPart ofDecides on
Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council
ChaptersPart of
AfricaPart of
Central AsiaPart of
Middle EastPart of
AsiaPart of
EuropePart of
North AmericaPart of
Asia-PacificPart of
Europe and Central AsiaPart of
CaucasusPart of
Latin AmericaPart of
Chapter cellsPart of
Secretary and Records OfficerPart of
Chapter Council (local steering)Part of
Treasurer with basic internal controlsPart of
Handling and Safety OfficerPart of
Integrity LiaisonPart of
Communities of practice
Arts and CulturePart of
Finance and EconomyPart of
Medicine and HealthPart of
Education and PedagogyPart of
Governance and Public AdministrationPart of
Science and ResearchPart of
Engineering and TechnologyPart of
Law and JusticePart of
Environment, Water and EnergyPart of
Media and Information IntegrityPart of

Part ofDecides onTakes part withWorks across

The tour, stop by stop

  1. The institution in 3D

    The Council is a federation of Chapters (host-country and sub-national community cells) and communities of practice, which the charter calls Colleges. One method holds it together: integrity-first governance, protected participation and peer review.

    Source: IDCDC charter Verified

  2. IDCDC

    Parts at this level: 2. Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council, Governing Board

    Source: IDCDC charter Verified

  3. Chapters

    Parts at this level: 11. Chapters, Africa, Asia, Asia-Pacific, Caucasus, Central Asia, …

    Source: IDCDC charter Verified

  4. Chapter cells

    Parts at this level: 6. Chapter cells, Chapter Council (local steering), Treasurer with basic internal controls, Integrity Liaison, Handling and Safety Officer, Secretary and Records Officer

    Source: IDCDC charter Verified

  5. Communities of practice

    Parts at this level: 11. Communities of practice, Medicine and Health, Engineering and Technology, Law and Justice, Education and Pedagogy, Finance and Economy, …

    Source: IDCDC charter Verified

  6. Exploded view

    The levels are drawn apart, so each level can be read on its own.

    Source: IDCDC charter Verified

  7. Section

    A horizontal cut. Everything above the cut is hidden, so the lower levels show.

    Source: IDCDC charter Verified

  8. Chapters

    Chapters

    Source: IDCDC charter Verified

  9. Governing Board

    Governing Board

    Source: IDCDC charter Verified

Illustrative model. Positions show structure. They do not show size, money or importance. Sources: IDCDC charter · programme/decisions.json

02Diaspora atlas

A tour of the country programmes and city pages, region by region. A figure shows only with its measure, year, source and label. Unknown stays unknown.

123456ABCD11650 km, centre to centre900 km, centre to centre123456789105000 kmDiaspora atlasNetworkIranian Diaspora Cooperation & DevelopmeSourceNatural Earth (public domain), world-atlBasisNatural Earth coastlines, equirectangula2 / 7

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  • Europe
  • Middle East
  • Africa
    • South Africa Country page
      • Johannesburg
      • Cape Town
    • Egypt Country page by demand
    • Kenya Country page by demand
      • Lamu and Mombasa
    • Nigeria Country page by demand
    • Tanzania Country page by demand
      • Zanzibar
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Latin America
  • Caucasus
  • Central Asia
  • North America
    • Canada Country hub
      • Calgary
      • Edmonton
      • Vancouver
      • Toronto
      • Ottawa
      • Montreal
    • United States Country hub
      • Los Angeles
      • Orange County
      • San Francisco Bay Area
      • Washington DC area
      • Atlanta
      • Chicago
      • New York area
      • Houston
      • Dallas
      • Seattle
  • Europe and Central Asia

Table

Diaspora atlas
CountryRegionFigureMeasureYearSourceStatus
AfghanistanAsia41 refugees, 48 asylum-seekersUNHCR2025UNHCR APIVerified
ArgentinaLatin America227born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
ArmeniaCaucasus6,793born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
AustraliaAsia-Pacific70,899born in Iran2021ABS Census 2021 QuickStatsVerified
AustraliaAsia-Pacific88,697born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
AustriaEurope29,559born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
AzerbaijanCaucasus710born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
BahrainMiddle EastUnknown
BelgiumEurope15,212born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
BrazilLatin America815born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
CanadaNorth America205,304born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
CanadaNorth America213,160 born in Iran; 200,465 ‘Iranian’ and 80,340 ‘Persian’ ethnic origin (overlapping)birth and ethnic origin2021Statistics Canada, Census 2021, via secondary sourcesTo verify
ChinaAsia1,331born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
CyprusEuropeUnknown
DenmarkEurope23,418 immigrants and 5,459 descendantsorigin2026 Q3Statistics Denmark FOLK1CVerified
EgyptAfricaUnknown
FinlandEurope8,959born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
FranceEuropenot publishedFrance records no Iran-origin breakdown in UN DESA2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
FranceEurope5,467 refugees, 335 asylum-seekersUNHCR, Iranian origin2025UNHCR Refugee Data Finder APIVerified
GeorgiaCaucasus124 (likely undercount)born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
GermanyEurope324,000 (255,000 immigrants)Iranian migration background2024Destatis Mikrozensus 2024 via bpb (30 Apr 2026)Secondary source
GermanyEurope162,000Iranian citizens, 31 Dec 20242024IW-Kurzbericht 19/2026 citing DestatisSecondary source
GermanyEurope283,454born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
GreeceEurope4,976born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
HungaryEurope4,866born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
IndiaAsia1,810Iranian citizens and refugees2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
IraqMiddle East14,747born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
IsraelMiddle East61,572born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
ItalyEurope23,973born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
JapanAsia-Pacific4,201Iranian citizens2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
KazakhstanCentral Asia3,012born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
KenyaAfricaUnknown
KuwaitMiddle Eastabout 38,000 non-Kuwaiti Iranians plus a larger Ajam citizen communityestimate2021WikipediaTo verify
MalaysiaAsia-Pacific358 (community claims higher)born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
MexicoLatin America401born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
NetherlandsEurope65,721 (50,646 born abroad, 15,075 born in the Netherlands)Iranian origin2026CBS StatLine table 85384NEDVerified
New ZealandAsia-Pacific5,632born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
NigeriaAfricaUnknown
NorwayEurope26,497immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents2026Statistics Norway table 05183Verified
OmanMiddle EastUnknown
PakistanAsia2,148born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
QatarMiddle EastUnknown
RussiaEurope and Central AsiaUnknown
South AfricaAfrica499born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
SpainEuropeUnknown
SwedenEurope87,115born in Iran2024Statistics Sweden (SCB) table BE0101EVerified
SwitzerlandEurope17,038born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
TajikistanCentral AsiaUnknown
TanzaniaAfricaUnknown
TürkiyeMiddle East199,735born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
TürkiyeMiddle Eastabout 96,000Iranian citizens2024Turkish government data via bpbSecondary source
United Arab EmiratesMiddle East400,000 to 500,000community and media estimates; no official figure2023 to 2026Iran International citing the Iran Migration Observatory; Qatar TribuneSecondary source
United KingdomEurope109,168born in Iran, England and Wales2021ONS Census 2021Verified
United KingdomEurope124,200born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
United StatesNorth America750,000 (445,000 immigrants, 310,000 US-born)Iranian Americans, Pew definition (born in Iran, ancestry or parent)2024Pew Research Center, 7 facts about Iranian Americans (5 Mar 2026), ACS 2024 analysisVerified
United StatesNorth America431,405born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
United StatesNorth America518,792ACS Iranian/Persian ancestryACS 2020-24Social Explorer citing ACSSecondary source
VenezuelaLatin America80born in Iran (stock)2024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Verified
The tour, stop by stop

  1. Diaspora atlas

    Country programmes: 49. City pages: 69. Pin height shows the programme tier. It does not show a number of people.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  2. Coastlines

    Coastlines from Natural Earth. Equirectangular projection. The scale is true at latitude 12°.

    Source: Natural Earth (public domain), world-atlas 110m Verified

  3. Europe

    Country programmes: 16. City pages: 27. Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Cyprus, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  4. Middle East

    Country programmes: 8. City pages: 9. United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Türkiye.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  5. Africa

    Country programmes: 5. City pages: 4. Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  6. Asia

    Country programmes: 4. City pages: 3. Afghanistan, China, India, Pakistan.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  7. Asia-Pacific

    Country programmes: 4. City pages: 6. Australia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  8. Latin America

    Country programmes: 4. City pages: 1. Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  9. Caucasus

    Country programmes: 3. City pages: 3. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  10. Central Asia

    Country programmes: 2. City pages: 0. Kazakhstan, Tajikistan.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  11. North America

    Country programmes: 2. City pages: 16. Canada, United States.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  12. Europe and Central Asia

    Country programmes: 1. City pages: 0. Russia.

    Source: Country programmes Verified

  13. Australia

    70,899, born in Iran, 2021

    Source: ABS Census 2021 QuickStats Verified

  14. Canada

    205,304, born in Iran (stock), 2024

    Source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 Verified

  15. France

    not published, France records no Iran-origin breakdown in UN DESA, 2024

    Source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 Verified

  16. Germany

    324,000 (255,000 immigrants), Iranian migration background, 2024

    Source: Destatis Mikrozensus 2024 via bpb (30 Apr 2026) Secondary source

  17. Netherlands

    65,721 (50,646 born abroad, 15,075 born in the Netherlands), Iranian origin, 2026

    Source: CBS StatLine table 85384NED Verified

  18. Sweden

    87,115, born in Iran, 2024

    Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB) table BE0101E Verified

  19. Türkiye

    199,735, born in Iran (stock), 2024

    Source: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 Verified

  20. United Arab Emirates

    400,000 to 500,000, community and media estimates; no official figure, 2023 to 2026

    Source: Iran International citing the Iran Migration Observatory; Qatar Tribune Secondary source

  21. United Kingdom

    109,168, born in Iran, England and Wales, 2021

    Source: ONS Census 2021 Verified

  22. United States

    750,000 (445,000 immigrants, 310,000 US-born), Iranian Americans, Pew definition (born in Iran, ancestry or parent), 2024

    Source: Pew Research Center, 7 facts about Iranian Americans (5 Mar 2026), ACS 2024 analysis Verified

Coastlines from Natural Earth. Equirectangular projection. The scale is true at latitude 12°. Sources: Natural Earth (public domain), world-atlas

03Heritage time map

The eras of the heritage timeline, with the places their entries name. The map shows today’s coastlines for orientation. It draws no historical borders.

123456ABCD3200 BCE to 2026Heritage time mapNetworkIranian Diaspora Cooperation & DevelopmeSourceHeritage: timelineBasisNatural Earth coastlines, equirectangula3 / 7

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  • Before the Iranians (3200 BCE)
    • 3200 BCE: Proto-Elamite writing at Susa Elam, centred on Susa and Anshan, develops its own scripts. A proposed decipherment of Linear Elamite was published in 2022 and is still debated.
  • Ancient empires (700 BCE to 224)
    • 700 BCE: The Medes First Iranian polity on the plateau, with its capital at Ecbatana (Hamadan).
    • 539 BCE: Cyrus II takes Babylon Cyrus enters Babylon. The Cyrus Cylinder speaks of gods and people returned to their homes. It does not name Judah or Jerusalem.
    • 520 BCE: Darius I and the Bisotun inscription Trilingual inscription in Old Persian, Elamite and Babylonian; Persepolis is built.
    • 330 BCE: Alexander burns Persepolis End of the Achaemenid Empire; the Seleucid period begins.
    • 247 BCE: The Parthian (Arsacid) Empire A decentralised empire that rivals Rome and brokers the Silk Road for nearly five centuries.
    • 224: The Sasanian Empire Zoroastrian state, Middle Persian court culture, Gondishapur learning; Manichaeism and Mazdakism arise.
  • Islamic Iran (651)
    • 651: Fall of the Sasanians Arab conquest completed; conversion to Islam takes some three centuries; Zoroastrians persist in Yazd and Kerman, and some migrate to Gujarat as the Parsis.
  • Persian renaissance (819 to 1025)
    • 819: The Samanids and New Persian New Persian written in Arabic script flourishes under the Samanids; Rudaki writes.
    • 1010: Ferdowsi completes the Shahnameh The national epic, about 50,000 couplets, preserves Iranian history and myth in Persian.
    • 1025: Avicenna’s Canon of Medicine Ibn Sina’s Canon becomes a standard medical text in the Islamic world and Europe for centuries.
  • Turkic and Mongol era (1259)
    • 1259: Maragheh observatory Nasir al-Din Tusi founds the observatory under the Ilkhanids.
  • Classical poetry (1273 to 1390)
    • 1273: Death of Rumi in Konya Mawlana Jalal al-Din, born in Balkh, leaves the Masnavi; the Persianate world reaches from Anatolia to India.
    • 1390: Death of Hafez in Shiraz The Divan of Hafez becomes the most widely read Persian poetry, used for divination at Yalda and Nowruz.
  • Early modern Iran (1501 to 1604)
    • 1501: The Safavid state Shah Ismail I makes Twelver Shi’ism the state religion, reshaping Iranian identity.
    • 1604: Armenians moved to New Julfa, Isfahan Shah Abbas I forcibly transfers the Armenians of Julfa; New Julfa becomes the hub of a global Armenian trading diaspora.
  • Qajar Iran (1828 to 1906)
    • 1828: Treaty of Turkmenchay After the Treaty of Gulistan (1813), Qajar Iran cedes the South Caucasus to Russia, dividing Azerbaijani lands along the Aras.
    • 1844: The Bab’s declaration Birth of the Babi movement, from which the Baha’i Faith emerges; Baha’u’llah is exiled, and the Baha’i World Centre is later established in Haifa.
    • 1876: Akhtar, Persian newspaper in Istanbul Early Persian-language press abroad; later Qanun (London, 1890) and Habl al-Matin (Calcutta, 1893).
    • 1906: Constitutional Revolution First Majles and constitution; women’s associations form; exile politics begins.
  • Pahlavi Iran (1925 to 1963)
    • 1925: Reza Shah founds the Pahlavi dynasty Centralisation, conscription, Persian-only schooling, the 1936 unveiling decree.
    • 1935: Request to use the name Iran The government asks foreign states to use "Iran" instead of "Persia".
    • 1942: Polish refugees in Iran Some 116,000 Polish refugees, many of them children, arrive from the USSR; a memory shared with Poland.
    • 1946: End of the Azerbaijan and Mahabad governments Soviet-backed autonomous governments in Tabriz and Mahabad end in 1946.
    • 1953: Coup against Mosaddegh Two years after oil nationalisation, a coup removes Prime Minister Mosaddegh. Declassified United States records confirm United States and United Kingdom involvement.
    • 1963: White Revolution and women’s suffrage Land reform and votes for women; the Confederation of Iranian Students organises abroad.
  • Islamic Republic (1979 to 2026)
    • 1979: The 1979 revolution The monarchy falls; the Islamic Republic is founded; the first mass emigration begins.
    • 1980: Iran-Iraq War begins Iraq invades Iran on 22 September 1980. Eight years of war (1980 to 1988) follow, with chemical weapons use documented by United Nations missions, mass conscription and a wave of refugees.
    • 1988: 1988 mass executions of political prisoners Thousands of political prisoners are executed over several months, as documented by human rights organisations and United Nations experts. The number is not agreed. For many in exile it remains a defining memory.
    • 2009: Green Movement Mass protests after the disputed presidential election; a new wave of activists and journalists leaves.
    • 2019: November 2019 protests Protests follow a fuel-price rise. Human rights organisations document the killing of hundreds of protesters by security forces; the toll is contested. A near-total internet shutdown follows.
    • 2020: Flight PS752 shot down Flight PS752 is shot down near Tehran on 8 January 2020. All 176 people on board are killed, many of them with ties to Canada. Iran’s armed forces acknowledge responsibility three days later.
    • 2022: Woman, Life, Freedom The death of Jina (Mahsa) Amini on 16 September 2022, after her arrest by the morality police, is followed by nationwide protests and by demonstrations across the diaspora.
    • 2025: June 2025 war Reported: twelve days of armed conflict between Israel and Iran, 13 to 24 June 2025, including United States strikes on Iranian sites. To verify against primary sources.
    • 2026: 2026 protests and war Reported: protests from December 2025 to January 2026 in which many protesters were killed, according to human rights organisations; a nationwide internet shutdown; and military strikes on Iran by the United States and Israel from 28 February 2026. To verify; the news area follows the situation.

Table

Heritage time map
YearEraAboutStatus
3200 BCEBefore the IraniansProto-Elamite writing at SusaAwaiting citation
700 BCEAncient empiresThe MedesAwaiting citation
539 BCEAncient empiresCyrus II takes BabylonAwaiting citation
520 BCEAncient empiresDarius I and the Bisotun inscriptionAwaiting citation
330 BCEAncient empiresAlexander burns PersepolisAwaiting citation
247 BCEAncient empiresThe Parthian (Arsacid) EmpireAwaiting citation
224Ancient empiresThe Sasanian EmpireAwaiting citation
651Islamic IranFall of the SasaniansAwaiting citation
819Persian renaissanceThe Samanids and New PersianAwaiting citation
1010Persian renaissanceFerdowsi completes the ShahnamehAwaiting citation
1025Persian renaissanceAvicenna’s Canon of MedicineAwaiting citation
1259Turkic and Mongol eraMaragheh observatoryAwaiting citation
1273Classical poetryDeath of Rumi in KonyaAwaiting citation
1390Classical poetryDeath of Hafez in ShirazAwaiting citation
1501Early modern IranThe Safavid stateAwaiting citation
1604Early modern IranArmenians moved to New Julfa, IsfahanAwaiting citation
1828Qajar IranTreaty of TurkmenchayAwaiting citation
1844Qajar IranThe Bab’s declarationAwaiting citation
1876Qajar IranAkhtar, Persian newspaper in IstanbulAwaiting citation
1906Qajar IranConstitutional RevolutionAwaiting citation
1925Pahlavi IranReza Shah founds the Pahlavi dynastyAwaiting citation
1935Pahlavi IranRequest to use the name IranAwaiting citation
1942Pahlavi IranPolish refugees in IranAwaiting citation
1946Pahlavi IranEnd of the Azerbaijan and Mahabad governmentsAwaiting citation
1953Pahlavi IranCoup against MosaddeghAwaiting citation
1963Pahlavi IranWhite Revolution and women’s suffrageAwaiting citation
1979Islamic RepublicThe 1979 revolutionAwaiting citation
1980Islamic RepublicIran-Iraq War beginsAwaiting citation
1988Islamic Republic1988 mass executions of political prisonersAwaiting citation
2009Islamic RepublicGreen MovementAwaiting citation
2019Islamic RepublicNovember 2019 protestsAwaiting citation
2020Islamic RepublicFlight PS752 shot downAwaiting citation
2022Islamic RepublicWoman, Life, FreedomAwaiting citation
2025Islamic RepublicJune 2025 warDraft
2026Islamic Republic2026 protests and warDraft
The tour, stop by stop

  1. Heritage time map

    Eras are drawn at equal height, oldest lowest. Time is not to scale. Coastlines from Natural Earth. Equirectangular projection. The scale is true at latitude 33°.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

  2. Before the Iranians

    3200 BCE. Entries in the timeline: 1, awaiting citation. Proto-Elamite writing at Susa.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

  3. Ancient empires

    700 BCE to 224. Entries in the timeline: 6, awaiting citation. The Medes. Cyrus II takes Babylon. Darius I and the Bisotun inscription. Alexander burns Persepolis. The Parthian (Arsacid) Empire. The Sasanian Empire.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

  4. Islamic Iran

    651. Entries in the timeline: 1, awaiting citation. Fall of the Sasanians. Some entries here are contested. Every view will be shown with its sources.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

  5. Persian renaissance

    819 to 1025. Entries in the timeline: 3, awaiting citation. The Samanids and New Persian. Ferdowsi completes the Shahnameh. Avicenna’s Canon of Medicine.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

  6. Turkic and Mongol era

    1259. Entries in the timeline: 1, awaiting citation. Maragheh observatory.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

  7. Classical poetry

    1273 to 1390. Entries in the timeline: 2, awaiting citation. Death of Rumi in Konya. Death of Hafez in Shiraz.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

  8. Early modern Iran

    1501 to 1604. Entries in the timeline: 2, awaiting citation. The Safavid state. Armenians moved to New Julfa, Isfahan.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

  9. Qajar Iran

    1828 to 1906. Entries in the timeline: 4, awaiting citation. Treaty of Turkmenchay. The Bab’s declaration. Akhtar, Persian newspaper in Istanbul. Constitutional Revolution. Some entries here are contested. Every view will be shown with its sources.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

  10. Pahlavi Iran

    1925 to 1963. Entries in the timeline: 6, awaiting citation. Reza Shah founds the Pahlavi dynasty. Request to use the name Iran. Polish refugees in Iran. End of the Azerbaijan and Mahabad governments. Coup against Mosaddegh. White Revolution and women’s suffrage. Some entries here are contested. Every view will be shown with its sources.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

  11. Islamic Republic

    1979 to 2026. Entries in the timeline: 9, awaiting citation. The 1979 revolution. Iran-Iraq War begins. 1988 mass executions of political prisoners. Green Movement. November 2019 protests. Flight PS752 shot down. Woman, Life, Freedom. June 2025 war. 2026 protests and war. Some entries here are contested. Every view will be shown with its sources.

    Source: Heritage: timeline To verify

Eras are drawn at equal height, oldest lowest. Time is not to scale. Coastlines from Natural Earth. Equirectangular projection. The scale is true at latitude 33°. Sources: Heritage: timeline · Natural Earth (public domain), world-atlas

04Language atlas

The languages of the register, by script. A point is Glottolog’s representative location for a language. It is not a border and not a count of speakers.

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LanguageScriptPointSource
Arabic (Khuzestani and Gulf Arabic) عربيArabic alphabet33.8, 43.1Glottolog meso1252
Armenian (Iranian Armenian) հայերենArmenian alphabet40, 45Glottolog nucl1235
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (Urmia) ܣܘܪܝܬSyriac alphabet (East Syriac)36.8, 43Glottolog assy1241
Balochi بلۏچی26, 64Glottolog sout2642
Brahui براہوئی29, 66.6Glottolog brah1256
Dari دریPersian alphabet34.4, 66.1Glottolog dari1249
Georgian (Fereydani) ქართულიGeorgian alphabet (Mkhedruli)41.9, 43.8Glottolog nucl1302
Gilaki گیلکیPersian alphabet37.1, 49.8Glottolog gila1241
Hawrami (Gorani) هەورامیKurdish Arabic-based alphabet36.8, 44.5Glottolog gura1251
Judeo-PersianHebrew alphabet31.5, 43.6Glottolog jude1257
Khalaj خلج34.4, 50.3Glottolog turk1303
Kurdish (Sorani, Kurmanji, Southern Kurdish) کوردیKurdish Arabic-based alphabet, Kurdish Latin alphabet (Hawar)35.7, 45.8Glottolog cent1972
Laki لەکیSouthern Kurdish in the Arabic-based alphabet, Persian alphabet34, 47.9Glottolog laki1244
Lari (Achomi) اچمیPersian alphabet27.6, 54.6Glottolog lari1253
Luri and Bakhtiari لۊریLuri in the Arabic-based alphabet32.5, 47.9Glottolog nort2645
Mandaic ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀࡉࡀMandaic alphabet31.3, 48.8Glottolog nucl1706
Mazandarani مازرونیPersian alphabet36.2, 52.3Glottolog maza1291
Persian (Farsi) فارسیPersian alphabet32.9, 53.3Glottolog west2369
Qashqai قشقاییPersian alphabet28.3, 52.8Glottolog qash1240
Semnani سمنانیPersian alphabet35.5, 53.3Glottolog semn1249
South Azerbaijani (Azerbaijani Turkish) تۆرکجهAzerbaijani in the Arabic-based alphabet, Azerbaijani Latin alphabet36.5, 48.4Glottolog sout2697
Tajik тоҷикӣTajik Cyrillic alphabet38.8, 68.6Glottolog taji1245
Talysh TolışiPersian alphabet38.5, 48.6Glottolog taly1247
Tati (Takestani) تاتیPersian alphabet36.1, 49.7Glottolog take1255
Turkmen TürkmençeTurkmen Latin alphabet, Persian alphabet37.1, 59.2Glottolog turk1304
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  1. Language atlas

    The languages of the register, by script. A point is Glottolog’s representative location for a language. It is not a border and not a count of speakers. Coastlines from Natural Earth. Equirectangular projection. The scale is true at latitude 34°.

    Source: Glottolog 5.3, Hammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath and Bank, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (CC BY 4.0) Verified

  2. Persian alphabet

    Languages in this script: 11. Dari, Gilaki, Laki, Lari (Achomi), Mazandarani, Persian (Farsi), Qashqai, Semnani, Talysh, Tati (Takestani), Turkmen.

    Source: Persian alphabet Verified

  3. Kurdish Arabic-based alphabet

    Languages in this script: 2. Hawrami (Gorani), Kurdish (Sorani, Kurmanji, Southern Kurdish).

    Source: Kurdish Arabic-based alphabet Verified

  4. Arabic alphabet

    Languages in this script: 1. Arabic (Khuzestani and Gulf Arabic).

    Source: Arabic alphabet Verified

  5. Armenian alphabet

    Languages in this script: 1. Armenian (Iranian Armenian).

    Source: Armenian alphabet Verified

  6. Azerbaijani in the Arabic-based alphabet

    Languages in this script: 1. South Azerbaijani (Azerbaijani Turkish).

    Source: Azerbaijani in the Arabic-based alphabet Verified

  7. Azerbaijani Latin alphabet

    Languages in this script: 1. South Azerbaijani (Azerbaijani Turkish).

    Source: Azerbaijani Latin alphabet Verified

  8. Georgian alphabet (Mkhedruli)

    Languages in this script: 1. Georgian (Fereydani).

    Source: Georgian alphabet (Mkhedruli) Verified

  9. Hebrew alphabet

    Languages in this script: 1. Judeo-Persian.

    Source: Hebrew alphabet Verified

  10. Kurdish Latin alphabet (Hawar)

    Languages in this script: 1. Kurdish (Sorani, Kurmanji, Southern Kurdish).

    Source: Kurdish Latin alphabet (Hawar) Verified

  11. Luri in the Arabic-based alphabet

    Languages in this script: 1. Luri and Bakhtiari.

    Source: Luri in the Arabic-based alphabet Verified

  12. Mandaic alphabet

    Languages in this script: 1. Mandaic.

    Source: Mandaic alphabet Verified

  13. Southern Kurdish in the Arabic-based alphabet

    Languages in this script: 1. Laki.

    Source: Southern Kurdish in the Arabic-based alphabet Verified

  14. Syriac alphabet (East Syriac)

    Languages in this script: 1. Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (Urmia).

    Source: Syriac alphabet (East Syriac) Verified

  15. Tajik Cyrillic alphabet

    Languages in this script: 1. Tajik.

    Source: Tajik Cyrillic alphabet Verified

  16. Turkmen Latin alphabet

    Languages in this script: 1. Turkmen.

    Source: Turkmen Latin alphabet Verified

  17. Unknown

    Languages in this script: 3. Balochi, Brahui, Khalaj.

    Source: Glottolog 5.3, Hammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath and Bank, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (CC BY 4.0) Verified

The languages of the register, by script. A point is Glottolog’s representative location for a language. It is not a border and not a count of speakers. Coastlines from Natural Earth. Equirectangular projection. The scale is true at latitude 34°. Sources: Glottolog 5.3, Hammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath and Bank, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (CC BY 4.0) · Natural Earth (public domain), world-atlas

05The Academy as a knowledge structure

Faculties, departments, disciplines and courses, with the pathways that run through them.

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The Academy as a knowledge structure
FacultyDepartmentsDisciplinesCourses
Faculty of Iranian and Persianate Studies62155
Faculty of Humanities5144
Faculty of Arts380
Faculty of Economic and Social Development52213
Faculty of Law, Governance and Public Affairs31416
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences4145
Faculty of Education371
Faculty of Natural Sciences6194
Faculty of Engineering and Technology5170
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences4162
Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences3100
  1. Heritage Learner (teen): Persian script and reading (ZWNJ, nasta’liq), Persian A1, Iran in world history (survey), Nowruz and the Iranian calendar, Persian through poetry
  2. Saturday-school Teacher: Saturday-school teacher training, Persian script and reading (ZWNJ, nasta’liq), Safeguarding for community programmes
  3. Community Organiser: Running a community association, Civic participation in Canada, Deliberation and dialogue across divides, Digital safety for families, Threat modelling for activists and organisers
  4. Newcomer Professional: First year in a new country, Recognising qualifications, Career transition for skilled migrants, Licensing paths for regulated professions
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  1. The Academy as a knowledge structure

    Departments: 47. Disciplines: 162. Courses: 100.

    Source: IDCDC Academy structure Verified

  2. Exploded view

    The rings are drawn apart. Faculties rise to the top, courses stay at the base.

    Source: IDCDC Academy structure Verified

  3. Faculty of Iranian and Persianate Studies

    Departments: 6. Disciplines: 21. Courses: 55. The languages, history, literature, thought, faiths, arts and diaspora of Iran and the Persianate world.

    Source: IDCDC Academy structure Verified

  4. Faculty of Humanities

    Departments: 5. Disciplines: 14. Courses: 4. History, languages, literature, philosophy and religion.

    Source: IDCDC Academy structure Verified

  5. Faculty of Arts

    Departments: 3. Disciplines: 8. Courses: 0. Music, performance, visual arts, crafts, architecture and film.

    Source: IDCDC Academy structure Verified

  6. Faculty of Economic and Social Development

    Departments: 5. Disciplines: 22. Courses: 13. Economies, enterprise, finance, social policy, cities, migration, risk and the resources people live on.

    Source: IDCDC Academy structure Verified

  7. Faculty of Law, Governance and Public Affairs

    Departments: 3. Disciplines: 14. Courses: 16. Law, rights, government, public administration, peace and civic life.

    Source: IDCDC Academy structure Verified

  8. Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

    Departments: 4. Disciplines: 14. Courses: 5. Psychology, sociology, anthropology, demography, media and the study of diasporas.

    Source: IDCDC Academy structure Verified

  9. Faculty of Education

    Departments: 3. Disciplines: 7. Courses: 1. Teaching and learning at every age, in schools, communities and families.

    Source: IDCDC Academy structure Verified

  10. Faculty of Natural Sciences

    Departments: 6. Disciplines: 19. Courses: 4. Mathematics, computing, the physical, chemical, earth and life sciences.

    Source: IDCDC Academy structure Verified

  11. Faculty of Engineering and Technology

    Departments: 5. Disciplines: 17. Courses: 0. Design and building, energy, materials, biotechnology and the technologies that serve people.

    Source: IDCDC Academy structure Verified

  12. Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

    Departments: 4. Disciplines: 16. Courses: 2. Medicine, nursing, public health and care, for people at home and abroad.

    Source: IDCDC Academy structure Verified

  13. Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences

    Departments: 3. Disciplines: 10. Courses: 0. Farming, forests, animals, food and water for rural livelihoods.

    Source: IDCDC Academy structure Verified

  14. Heritage Learner (teen)

    Courses, in order: 5. Teens of the second and third generation

    Source: IDCDC Academy structure Verified

  15. Saturday-school Teacher

    Courses, in order: 3. Volunteer and professional teachers

    Source: IDCDC Academy structure Verified

  16. Community Organiser

    Courses, in order: 5. Chapter and association volunteers

    Source: IDCDC Academy structure Verified

  17. Newcomer Professional

    Courses, in order: 4. Skilled newcomers

    Source: IDCDC Academy structure Verified

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06Craft geometry

How a pattern is constructed, step by step. An illustrative construction, computed. It is not a record of any object.

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  • Construction grid
    • A square grid sets the centres. The spacing between centres is a (1 + √2), where a is the side of the octagon.
  • Octagons and squares
    • Octagons sit on the grid points. Squares fill the gaps. Every side has the same length a.
  • Star pattern
    • Joining every third corner of each octagon draws the star {8/3}. Each of its points has an angle of 45°.

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Craft geometry
ElementCountMeasure
Octagon9a
Square4a
Star {8/3}945°
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  1. Craft geometry

    An eight-point star drawn inside each octagon of a tiling of octagons and squares. The method is old. This drawing is a computed example.

    Source: Geometric construction, computed (illustrative)

  2. Construction grid

    A square grid sets the centres. The spacing between centres is a (1 + √2), where a is the side of the octagon.

    Source: Geometric construction, computed (illustrative)

  3. Octagons and squares

    Octagons sit on the grid points. Squares fill the gaps. Every side has the same length a.

    Source: Geometric construction, computed (illustrative)

  4. Star pattern

    Joining every third corner of each octagon draws the star {8/3}. Each of its points has an angle of 45°.

    Source: Geometric construction, computed (illustrative)

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07The year

Community days and international days on one ring, each with its source.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec World Braille DayPS752 remembranceInternational Day of EducationInternational Day of Clean EnergyInternational Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the HolocaustInternational Day of Peaceful CoexistenceSadehWorld Interfaith Harmony WeekWorld Wetlands DayInternational Day of Human FraternityInternational Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital MutilationInternational Day of the Arabian LeopardWorld Pulses DayInternational Day of Women and Girls in ScienceInternational Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to TerrorismWorld Radio DayGlobal Tourism Resilience DayWorld Day of Social JusticeInternational Mother Language DayWorld Seagrass DayZero Discrimination DayWorld Wildlife DayInternational Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation AwarenessInternational Women’s DayInternational Day of Women JudgesInternational Day to Combat IslamophobiaChaharshanbe SuriFrench Language DayInternational Day of HappinessRamadan and Eid al-FitrWorld Down Syndrome DayInternational Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationInternational Day of ForestsInternational Day of NowruzNowruzWorld Day for GlaciersWorld Poetry DayWorld Water DayWorld Meteorological DayInternational Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of VictimsWorld Tuberculosis DayInternational Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff MembersInternational Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave TradeInternational Day of Zero WasteWorld Autism Awareness DaySizdah BedarInternational Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine ActionInternational Day of ConscienceInternational Day of Sport for Development and PeaceInternational Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in RwandaWorld Health DayInternational Day of Human Space FlightWorld Chagas Disease DayInternational Wellness DayChinese Language DayRidvanWorld Creativity and Innovation DayInternational Mother Earth DayEnglish Language DayInternational Girls in ICT DaySpanish Language DayWorld Book and Copyright DayInternational Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for PeaceWorld Immunization WeekInternational Delegate’s DayWorld Malaria DayInternational Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance DayWorld Intellectual Property DayWorld Day for Safety and Health at WorkInternational Day in Memory of the Victims of EarthquakesInternational Jazz DayWorld Tuna DayWorld Press Freedom DayWorld Portuguese Language DayTime of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World WarInternational Day of ArganiaInternational Day of Plant HealthInternational Day of FamiliesInternational Day of LightInternational Day of Living Together in PeaceWorld Telecommunication and Information Society DayWorld Fair Play DayWorld Bee DayWorld Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and DevelopmentInternational Tea DayInternational Day for Biological DiversityInternational Day to End Obstetric FistulaInternational Day of the MarkhorWorld Football DayWeek of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing TerritoriesEid al-Adha (Eid-e Qorban)International Day of UN PeacekeepersInternational Day of PotatoWorld No-Tobacco DayGlobal Day of ParentsWorld Bicycle DayInternational Day of Innocent Children Victims of AggressionInternational Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated FishingWorld Environment DayRussian Language DayWorld Food Safety DayWorld Oceans DayInternational Day for Dialogue among CivilizationsInternational Day of PlayWorld Day Against Child LabourInternational Albinism Awareness DayWorld Blood Donor DayWorld Elder Abuse Awareness DayInternational Day of Family RemittancesWorld Day to Combat Desertification and DroughtInternational Day for Countering Hate SpeechSustainable Gastronomy DayInternational Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in ConflictWorld Refugee DayInternational Day of the Celebration of the SolsticeInternational Day of YogaUnited Nations Public Service DayInternational Widows’ DayInternational Day of Women in DiplomacyMuharram and AshuraDay of the SeafarerInternational Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit TraffickingUnited Nations International Day in Support of Victims of TortureInternational Day of DeafblindnessMicro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises DayInternational Day of the TropicsInternational Asteroid DayInternational Day of ParliamentarismTirganInternational Day of CooperativesWorld Rural Development DayWorld Kiswahili Language DayWorld Horse DayInternational Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in SrebrenicaWorld Population DayInternational Day of Combating Sand and Dust StormsInternational Day of HopeWorld Youth Skills DayNelson Mandela International DayInternational Moon DayWorld Chess DayWorld Drowning Prevention DayInternational Day for Judicial Well-beingInternational Day of Women and Girls of African DescentWorld Hepatitis DayWorld Day against Trafficking in PersonsInternational Day of FriendshipWorld Breastfeeding WeekInternational Day of Awareness of the Special Development Needs and Challenges of Landlocked Developing CountriesInternational Day of the World’s Indigenous PeoplesWorld Steelpan DayInternational Youth DayWorld Humanitarian DayInternational Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of TerrorismInternational Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or BeliefInternational Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its AbolitionWorld Lake DayInternational Day against Nuclear TestsInternational Day of the Victims of Enforced DisappearancesInternational Day for People of African DescentInternational Day of CharityInternational Day of the World’s Indigenous Women and GirlsWorld Duchenne Awareness DayInternational Day of Clean Air for Blue SkiesInternational Day of Police CooperationInternational Literacy DayInternational Day to Protect Education from AttackUnited Nations Day for South-South CooperationInternational Day of DemocracyInternational Day for Interventional CardiologyWoman, Life, Freedom anniversaryInternational Day for the Preservation of the Ozone LayerInternational Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the SouthWorld Patient Safety DayInternational Equal Pay DayWorld Cleanup DayInternational Day of PeaceInternational Day of Sign LanguagesWorld Maritime DayInternational Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear WeaponsWorld Tourism DayInternational Day for Universal Access to InformationInternational Day of Awareness of Food Loss and WasteInternational Translation DayInternational Coffee DayInternational Day of Older PersonsInternational Day of Non-ViolenceWorld Space WeekWorld Teachers’ DayWorld Habitat DayWorld Cotton DayMehreganWorld Post DayWorld Mental Health DayInternational Day of the Girl ChildInternational Day for Disaster Risk ReductionInternational Day of Rural WomenWorld Food DayInternational Day for the Eradication of PovertyInternational Day of the Snow LeopardWorld Development Information DayDisarmament WeekGlobal Media and Information Literacy WeekUnited Nations DayWorld Day for Audiovisual HeritageInternational Day of Care and SupportWorld Cities DayInternational Day to End Impunity for Crimes against JournalistsWorld Tsunami Awareness DayInternational Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed ConflictInternational Week of Science and PeaceWorld Science Day for Peace and DevelopmentWorld Diabetes DayInternational Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized CrimeInternational Day for ToleranceWorld Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic VictimsWorld Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and ViolenceWorld Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness WeekWorld Toilet DayAfrica Industrialization DayWorld Children’s DayWorld Philosophy DayWorld Television DayWorld Conjoined Twins DayInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence against WomenWorld Sustainable Transport DayInternational Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian PeopleDay of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical WarfareWorld AIDS DayInternational Day for the Abolition of SlaveryInternational Day of Persons with DisabilitiesInternational Day Against Unilateral Coercive MeasuresInternational Day of BanksInternational Volunteer Day for Economic and Social DevelopmentWorld Soil DayInternational Civil Aviation DayInternational Anti-Corruption DayInternational Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this CrimeHuman Rights DayInternational Mountain DayInternational Day of NeutralityInternational Universal Health Coverage DayInternational Day against Colonialism in All its Forms and ManifestationsArabic Language DayInternational Migrants DayInternational Human Solidarity DayWorld Meditation DayWorld Basketball DayYalda (Shab-e Chelleh)International Anti-Cybercrime DayInternational Day of Epidemic Preparedness

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  • Jan
    • 4: World Braille Day
    • 8: PS752 remembrance
    • 24: International Day of Education
    • 26: International Day of Clean Energy
    • 27: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
    • 28: International Day of Peaceful Coexistence
    • 30: Sadeh
  • Feb
    • 1: World Interfaith Harmony Week
    • 2: World Wetlands Day
    • 4: International Day of Human Fraternity
    • 6: International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
    • 10: International Day of the Arabian Leopard
    • 10: World Pulses Day
    • 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
    • 12: International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism
    • 13: World Radio Day
    • 17: Global Tourism Resilience Day
    • 20: World Day of Social Justice
    • 21: International Mother Language Day
  • Mar
    • 1: World Seagrass Day
    • 1: Zero Discrimination Day
    • 3: World Wildlife Day
    • 5: International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
    • 8: International Women’s Day
    • 10: International Day of Women Judges
    • 15: International Day to Combat Islamophobia
    • 18: Chaharshanbe Suri
    • 20: French Language Day
    • 20: International Day of Happiness
    • 20: Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
    • 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
    • 21: International Day of Forests
    • 21: International Day of Nowruz
    • 21: Nowruz
    • 21: World Day for Glaciers
    • 21: World Down Syndrome Day
    • 21: World Poetry Day
    • 22: World Water Day
    • 23: World Meteorological Day
    • 24: International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
    • 24: World Tuberculosis Day
    • 25: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
    • 25: International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
    • 30: International Day of Zero Waste
  • Apr
    • 2: Sizdah Bedar
    • 2: World Autism Awareness Day
    • 4: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
    • 5: International Day of Conscience
    • 6: International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
    • 7: International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
    • 7: World Health Day
    • 12: International Day of Human Space Flight
    • 14: World Chagas Disease Day
    • 15: International Wellness Day
    • 20: Chinese Language Day
    • 21: Ridvan
    • 21: World Creativity and Innovation Day
    • 22: International Mother Earth Day
    • 23: English Language Day
    • 23: International Girls in ICT Day
    • 23: Spanish Language Day
    • 23: World Book and Copyright Day
    • 24: International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
    • 24: World Immunization Week
    • 25: International Delegate’s Day
    • 25: World Malaria Day
    • 26: International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
    • 26: World Intellectual Property Day
    • 28: World Day for Safety and Health at Work
    • 29: International Day in Memory of the Victims of Earthquakes
    • 30: International Jazz Day
  • May
    • 2: World Tuna Day
    • 3: World Press Freedom Day
    • 5: World Portuguese Language Day
    • 8: Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War
    • 10: International Day of Argania
    • 12: International Day of Plant Health
    • 15: International Day of Families
    • 16: International Day of Light
    • 16: International Day of Living Together in Peace
    • 17: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
    • 19: World Fair Play Day
    • 20: World Bee Day
    • 21: International Tea Day
    • 21: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
    • 22: International Day for Biological Diversity
    • 23: International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
    • 24: International Day of the Markhor
    • 25: Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories
    • 25: World Football Day
    • 27: Eid al-Adha (Eid-e Qorban)
    • 29: International Day of UN Peacekeepers
    • 30: International Day of Potato
    • 31: World No-Tobacco Day
  • Jun
    • 1: Global Day of Parents
    • 3: World Bicycle Day
    • 4: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
    • 5: International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
    • 5: World Environment Day
    • 6: Russian Language Day
    • 7: World Food Safety Day
    • 8: World Oceans Day
    • 10: International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations
    • 11: International Day of Play
    • 12: World Day Against Child Labour
    • 13: International Albinism Awareness Day
    • 14: World Blood Donor Day
    • 15: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
    • 16: International Day of Family Remittances
    • 17: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
    • 18: International Day for Countering Hate Speech
    • 18: Sustainable Gastronomy Day
    • 19: International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
    • 20: World Refugee Day
    • 21: International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice
    • 21: International Day of Yoga
    • 23: International Widows’ Day
    • 23: United Nations Public Service Day
    • 24: International Day of Women in Diplomacy
    • 25: Day of the Seafarer
    • 25: Muharram and Ashura
    • 26: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
    • 26: United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
    • 27: International Day of Deafblindness
    • 27: Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
    • 29: International Day of the Tropics
    • 30: International Asteroid Day
    • 30: International Day of Parliamentarism
  • Jul
    • 4: Tirgan
    • 5: International Day of Cooperatives
    • 6: World Rural Development Day
    • 7: World Kiswahili Language Day
    • 11: International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica
    • 11: World Horse Day
    • 11: World Population Day
    • 12: International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms
    • 12: International Day of Hope
    • 15: World Youth Skills Day
    • 18: Nelson Mandela International Day
    • 20: International Moon Day
    • 20: World Chess Day
    • 25: International Day for Judicial Well-being
    • 25: International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent
    • 25: World Drowning Prevention Day
    • 28: World Hepatitis Day
    • 30: International Day of Friendship
    • 30: World Day against Trafficking in Persons
  • Aug
    • 1: World Breastfeeding Week
    • 6: International Day of Awareness of the Special Development Needs and Challenges of Landlocked Developing Countries
    • 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
    • 11: World Steelpan Day
    • 12: International Youth Day
    • 19: World Humanitarian Day
    • 21: International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
    • 22: International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
    • 23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
    • 27: World Lake Day
    • 29: International Day against Nuclear Tests
    • 30: International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
    • 31: International Day for People of African Descent
  • Sep
    • 5: International Day of Charity
    • 5: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Women and Girls
    • 7: International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
    • 7: International Day of Police Cooperation
    • 7: World Duchenne Awareness Day
    • 8: International Literacy Day
    • 9: International Day to Protect Education from Attack
    • 12: United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
    • 15: International Day of Democracy
    • 16: International Day for Interventional Cardiology
    • 16: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
    • 16: International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the South
    • 16: Woman, Life, Freedom anniversary
    • 17: World Patient Safety Day
    • 18: International Equal Pay Day
    • 20: World Cleanup Day
    • 21: International Day of Peace
    • 23: International Day of Sign Languages
    • 24: World Maritime Day
    • 26: International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
    • 27: World Tourism Day
    • 28: International Day for Universal Access to Information
    • 29: International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
    • 30: International Translation Day
  • Oct
    • 1: International Coffee Day
    • 1: International Day of Older Persons
    • 2: International Day of Non-Violence
    • 4: World Space Week
    • 5: World Teachers’ Day
    • 6: World Habitat Day
    • 7: World Cotton Day
    • 8: Mehregan
    • 9: World Post Day
    • 10: World Mental Health Day
    • 11: International Day of the Girl Child
    • 13: International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
    • 15: International Day of Rural Women
    • 16: World Food Day
    • 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
    • 23: International Day of the Snow Leopard
    • 24: Disarmament Week
    • 24: Global Media and Information Literacy Week
    • 24: United Nations Day
    • 24: World Development Information Day
    • 27: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
    • 29: International Day of Care and Support
    • 31: World Cities Day
  • Nov
    • 2: International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
    • 5: World Tsunami Awareness Day
    • 6: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
    • 9: International Week of Science and Peace
    • 10: World Science Day for Peace and Development
    • 14: World Diabetes Day
    • 15: International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime
    • 16: International Day for Tolerance
    • 17: World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
    • 18: World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week
    • 18: World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence
    • 19: World Toilet Day
    • 20: Africa Industrialization Day
    • 20: World Children’s Day
    • 21: World Philosophy Day
    • 21: World Television Day
    • 24: World Conjoined Twins Day
    • 25: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
    • 26: World Sustainable Transport Day
    • 29: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
    • 30: Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
  • Dec
    • 1: World AIDS Day
    • 2: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
    • 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
    • 4: International Day Against Unilateral Coercive Measures
    • 4: International Day of Banks
    • 5: International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
    • 5: World Soil Day
    • 7: International Civil Aviation Day
    • 9: International Anti-Corruption Day
    • 9: International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
    • 10: Human Rights Day
    • 11: International Mountain Day
    • 12: International Day of Neutrality
    • 12: International Universal Health Coverage Day
    • 14: International Day against Colonialism in All its Forms and Manifestations
    • 18: Arabic Language Day
    • 18: International Migrants Day
    • 20: International Human Solidarity Day
    • 21: World Basketball Day
    • 21: World Meditation Day
    • 22: Yalda (Shab-e Chelleh)
    • 24: International Anti-Cybercrime Day
    • 27: International Day of Epidemic Preparedness

Table

The year 2026
DateDayKindSource
January 4World Braille DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
January 8PS752 remembranceRemembranceTo verify (To verify)
January 24International Day of EducationUNUnited Nations (Verified)
January 26International Day of Clean EnergyUNUnited Nations (Verified)
January 27International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the HolocaustUNUnited Nations (Verified)
January 28International Day of Peaceful CoexistenceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
January 30SadehFestivalEncyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): SADA FESTIVAL, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (Secondary source)
February 1World Interfaith Harmony WeekUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 2World Wetlands DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 4International Day of Human FraternityUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 6International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital MutilationUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 10International Day of the Arabian LeopardUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 10World Pulses DayUNFAO (Verified)
February 11International Day of Women and Girls in ScienceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 12International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to TerrorismUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 13World Radio DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 17Global Tourism Resilience DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 20World Day of Social JusticeUNUnited Nations (Verified)
February 21International Mother Language DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 1World Seagrass DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 1Zero Discrimination DayUNUNAIDS (Verified)
March 3World Wildlife DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 5International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation AwarenessUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 8International Women’s DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 10International Day of Women JudgesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 15International Day to Combat IslamophobiaUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 18Chaharshanbe SuriFestivalEncyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): ČAHĀRŠANBA-SŪRĪ, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (Secondary source)
March 20French Language DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 20International Day of HappinessUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 20Ramadan and Eid al-FitrReligiousEncyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): ʿID-E FEṬR, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (Secondary source)
March 21International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 21International Day of ForestsUNFAO (Verified)
March 21International Day of NowruzUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 21NowruzFestivalUnited Nations: International Day of Nowruz, 21 March (Verified)
March 21World Day for GlaciersUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 21World Down Syndrome DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 21World Poetry DayUNUNESCO (Verified)
March 22World Water DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 23World Meteorological DayUNWMO (Verified)
March 24International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of VictimsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 24World Tuberculosis DayUNWHO (Verified)
March 25International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave TradeUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 25International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff MembersUNUnited Nations (Verified)
March 30International Day of Zero WasteUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 2Sizdah BedarFestivalTo verify (To verify)
April 2World Autism Awareness DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 4International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine ActionUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 5International Day of ConscienceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 6International Day of Sport for Development and PeaceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 7International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in RwandaUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 7World Health DayUNWHO (Verified)
April 12International Day of Human Space FlightUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 14World Chagas Disease DayUNWHO (Verified)
April 15International Wellness DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 20Chinese Language DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 21RidvanReligiousBahá’í International Community (bahai.org): The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. (Verified)
April 21World Creativity and Innovation DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 22International Mother Earth DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 23English Language DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 23International Girls in ICT DayUNITU (Verified)
April 23Spanish Language DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 23World Book and Copyright DayUNUNESCO (Verified)
April 24International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for PeaceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 24World Immunization WeekUNWHO (Verified)
April 25International Delegate’s DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 25World Malaria DayUNWHO (Verified)
April 26International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 26World Intellectual Property DayUNWIPO (Verified)
April 28World Day for Safety and Health at WorkUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 29International Day in Memory of the Victims of EarthquakesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
April 30International Jazz DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 2World Tuna DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 3World Press Freedom DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 5World Portuguese Language DayUNUNESCO (Verified)
May 8Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World WarUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 10International Day of ArganiaUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 12International Day of Plant HealthUNFAO (Verified)
May 15International Day of FamiliesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 16International Day of LightUNUNESCO (Verified)
May 16International Day of Living Together in PeaceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 17World Telecommunication and Information Society DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 19World Fair Play DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 20World Bee DayUNFAO (Verified)
May 21International Tea DayUNFAO (Verified)
May 21World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and DevelopmentUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 22International Day for Biological DiversityUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 23International Day to End Obstetric FistulaUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 24International Day of the MarkhorUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 25Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing TerritoriesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 25World Football DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 27Eid al-Adha (Eid-e Qorban)ReligiousEncyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): ʿID-E QORBĀN, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (Secondary source)
May 29International Day of UN PeacekeepersUNUnited Nations (Verified)
May 30International Day of PotatoUNFAO (Verified)
May 31World No-Tobacco DayUNWHO (Verified)
June 1Global Day of ParentsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 3World Bicycle DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 4International Day of Innocent Children Victims of AggressionUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 5International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated FishingUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 5World Environment DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 6Russian Language DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 7World Food Safety DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 8World Oceans DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 10International Day for Dialogue among CivilizationsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 11International Day of PlayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 12World Day Against Child LabourUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 13International Albinism Awareness DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 14World Blood Donor DayUNWHO (Verified)
June 15World Elder Abuse Awareness DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 16International Day of Family RemittancesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 17World Day to Combat Desertification and DroughtUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 18International Day for Countering Hate SpeechUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 18Sustainable Gastronomy DayUNFAO (Verified)
June 19International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in ConflictUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 20World Refugee DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 21International Day of the Celebration of the SolsticeUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 21International Day of YogaUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 23International Widows’ DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 23United Nations Public Service DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 24International Day of Women in DiplomacyUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 25Day of the SeafarerUNIMO (Verified)
June 25Muharram and AshuraReligiousEncyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): TAʿZIA, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (Secondary source)
June 26International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit TraffickingUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 26United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of TortureUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 27International Day of DeafblindnessUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 27Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 29International Day of the TropicsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 30International Asteroid DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
June 30International Day of ParliamentarismUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 4TirganFestivalTo verify (To verify)
July 5International Day of CooperativesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 6World Rural Development DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 7World Kiswahili Language DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 11International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in SrebrenicaUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 11World Horse DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 11World Population DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 12International Day of Combating Sand and Dust StormsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 12International Day of HopeUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 15World Youth Skills DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 18Nelson Mandela International DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 20International Moon DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 20World Chess DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 25International Day for Judicial Well-beingUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 25International Day of Women and Girls of African DescentUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 25World Drowning Prevention DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 28World Hepatitis DayUNWHO (Verified)
July 30International Day of FriendshipUNUnited Nations (Verified)
July 30World Day against Trafficking in PersonsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 1World Breastfeeding WeekUNWHO (Verified)
August 6International Day of Awareness of the Special Development Needs and Challenges of Landlocked Developing CountriesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 9International Day of the World’s Indigenous PeoplesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 11World Steelpan DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 12International Youth DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 19World Humanitarian DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 21International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of TerrorismUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 22International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or BeliefUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 23International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its AbolitionUNUNESCO (Verified)
August 27World Lake DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 29International Day against Nuclear TestsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 30International Day of the Victims of Enforced DisappearancesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
August 31International Day for People of African DescentUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 5International Day of CharityUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 5International Day of the World’s Indigenous Women and GirlsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 7International Day of Clean Air for Blue SkiesUNUNEP (Verified)
September 7International Day of Police CooperationUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 7World Duchenne Awareness DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 8International Literacy DayUNUNESCO (Verified)
September 9International Day to Protect Education from AttackUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 12United Nations Day for South-South CooperationUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 15International Day of DemocracyUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 16International Day for Interventional CardiologyUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 16International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone LayerUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 16International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the SouthUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 16Woman, Life, Freedom anniversaryRemembranceTo verify (To verify)
September 17World Patient Safety DayUNWHO (Verified)
September 18International Equal Pay DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 20World Cleanup DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 21International Day of PeaceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 23International Day of Sign LanguagesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 24World Maritime DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 26International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear WeaponsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 27World Tourism DayUNUN Tourism (Verified)
September 28International Day for Universal Access to InformationUNUnited Nations (Verified)
September 29International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and WasteUNFAO (Verified)
September 30International Translation DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 1International Coffee DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 1International Day of Older PersonsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 2International Day of Non-ViolenceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 4World Space WeekUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 5World Teachers’ DayUNUNESCO (Verified)
October 6World Habitat DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 7World Cotton DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 8MehreganFestivalEncyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): MEHRAGĀN, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (Secondary source)
October 9World Post DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 10World Mental Health DayUNWHO (Verified)
October 11International Day of the Girl ChildUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 13International Day for Disaster Risk ReductionUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 15International Day of Rural WomenUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 16World Food DayUNFAO (Verified)
October 17International Day for the Eradication of PovertyUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 23International Day of the Snow LeopardUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 24Disarmament WeekUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 24Global Media and Information Literacy WeekUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 24United Nations DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 24World Development Information DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 27World Day for Audiovisual HeritageUNUNESCO (Verified)
October 29International Day of Care and SupportUNUnited Nations (Verified)
October 31World Cities DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 2International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against JournalistsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 5World Tsunami Awareness DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 6International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed ConflictUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 9International Week of Science and PeaceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 10World Science Day for Peace and DevelopmentUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 14World Diabetes DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 15International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized CrimeUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 16International Day for ToleranceUNUNESCO (Verified)
November 17World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic VictimsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 18World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness WeekUNWHO (Verified)
November 18World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and ViolenceUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 19World Toilet DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 20Africa Industrialization DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 20World Children’s DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 21World Philosophy DayUNUNESCO (Verified)
November 21World Television DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 24World Conjoined Twins DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 25International Day for the Elimination of Violence against WomenUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 26World Sustainable Transport DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 29International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian PeopleUNUnited Nations (Verified)
November 30Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical WarfareUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 1World AIDS DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 2International Day for the Abolition of SlaveryUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 3International Day of Persons with DisabilitiesUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 4International Day Against Unilateral Coercive MeasuresUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 4International Day of BanksUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 5International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social DevelopmentUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 5World Soil DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 7International Civil Aviation DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 9International Anti-Corruption DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 9International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this CrimeUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 10Human Rights DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 11International Mountain DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 12International Day of NeutralityUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 12International Universal Health Coverage DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 14International Day against Colonialism in All its Forms and ManifestationsUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 18Arabic Language DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 18International Migrants DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 20International Human Solidarity DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 21World Basketball DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 21World Meditation DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 22Yalda (Shab-e Chelleh)FestivalTo verify (To verify)
December 24International Anti-Cybercrime DayUNUnited Nations (Verified)
December 27International Day of Epidemic PreparednessUNUnited Nations (Verified)
The tour, stop by stop

  1. The year 2026

    Community days and international days on one ring, each with its source.

    Source: List of International Days and Weeks Verified

  2. PS752 remembrance

    January 8. Remembrance of the 176 people killed on Flight PS752, 8 January 2020.

    Source: To verify To verify

  3. Sadeh

    January 30. Midwinter fire festival of Zoroastrian origin.

    Source: Encyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): SADA FESTIVAL, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online Secondary source

  4. Chaharshanbe Suri

    March 18. Jumping over bonfires to leave the year’s ills behind.

    Source: Encyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): ČAHĀRŠANBA-SŪRĪ, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online Secondary source

  5. Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr

    March 20. End of the fast of Ramadan.

    Source: Encyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): ʿID-E FEṬR, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online Secondary source

  6. Nowruz

    March 21. New year of the Solar Hijri calendar: haft-sin table, spring cleaning, visits and gifts. UNESCO Representative List; UN International Day of Nowruz, 21 March.

    Source: United Nations: International Day of Nowruz, 21 March Verified

  7. Sizdah Bedar

    April 2. Picnics outdoors; knotted sabzeh is cast into running water.

    Source: To verify To verify

  8. Ridvan

    April 21. Baha’i festival commemorating Baha’u’llah’s declaration in Baghdad, 1863.

    Source: Bahá’í International Community (bahai.org): The Bahá’í Calendar: Holy Days 183 B.E. Verified

  9. Eid al-Adha (Eid-e Qorban)

    May 27. Feast of the Sacrifice at the close of the Hajj.

    Source: Encyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): ʿID-E QORBĀN, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online Secondary source

  10. Muharram and Ashura

    June 25. Mourning of Imam Hussein; ta’zieh passion plays (UNESCO).

    Source: Encyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): TAʿZIA, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online Secondary source

  11. Tirgan

    July 4. Water festival; its organisers describe the Toronto Tirgan festival as the largest Iranian cultural festival outside Iran.

    Source: To verify To verify

  12. Woman, Life, Freedom anniversary

    September 16. Anniversary of the death of Jina (Mahsa) Amini, 16 September 2022.

    Source: To verify To verify

  13. Mehregan

    October 8. Autumn festival of friendship, of Zoroastrian origin.

    Source: Encyclopaedia Iranica (Brill): MEHRAGĀN, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online Secondary source

  14. Yalda (Shab-e Chelleh)

    December 22. Longest night: pomegranates, watermelon, nuts and Hafez divination; UNESCO inscription 2022.

    Source: To verify To verify

Sources: List of International Days and Weeks

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