International day
World Poetry Day
An international day led by UNESCO, designated by 30 C/Resolution 29.
- Kind
- International day
- Designated by
- UNESCO
- Resolution
- 30 C/Resolution 29
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01Dates
Computed for 2026 to 2030.
| Gregorian | Solar Hijri | Lunar Hijri | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farvardin 1, 1405 AP | Shawwal 2, 1447 AH | ||
| Farvardin 1, 1406 AP | Shawwal 13, 1448 AH | ||
| Farvardin 2, 1407 AP | Shawwal 25, 1449 AH | ||
| Farvardin 2, 1408 AP | Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 6, 1450 AH | ||
| Farvardin 1, 1409 AP | Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 16, 1451 AH |
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02What it is
- Listed
- 21 March
- Designated by
- UNESCO
- Resolution
- 30 C/Resolution 29
- How the date is set
- 21 March every year, in the Gregorian calendar.
- Where it is observed
- Worldwide
03In the Academy
- Faculties
- Faculty of Humanities
- Disciplines
- Comparative literature
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04Events on this day
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Events shared by members, each linked to its organiser’s own announcement.
05Sources
- World Poetry Day UNESCO, listed by the United Nations Verified
- 30 C/Resolution 29 United Nations Verified
- List of International Days and Weeks United Nations Verified
06In the same faculties
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World Braille Day
4 January. Faculty of Economic and Social Development, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Humanities.
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International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
27 January. Faculty of Law, Governance and Public Affairs, Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Engineering and Technology.
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International Mother Language Day
21 February. Faculty of Iranian and Persianate Studies, Faculty of Humanities.
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French Language Day
20 March. Faculty of Humanities.
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International Day of Nowruz
21 March. Faculty of Iranian and Persianate Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Natural Sciences.
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International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
25 March. Faculty of Law, Governance and Public Affairs, Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Engineering and Technology.
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Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). World Poetry Day. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/heritage/calendar/international/world-poetry-day/
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