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Public Holiday
Nationwide
Oued Ed-Dahab Day
Friday, August 14, 2026
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🏪 What's open
- Banks Closed
- Government offices Closed
- Schools Closed
- Shops Varies
- Restaurants Reduced
- Public transit Reduced
- Stock market Closed
- Post office Closed
🛋️ Long weekend potential
3-Day Block
FRI
14
Holiday
SAT
15
Weekend
SUN
16
Weekend
3-day weekend (August 14 – August 16)
📣 Traveler notes
Morocco is a culturally diverse North African country offering diverse attractions, including souqs, markets, mosque architecture, coastal towns, the High Atlas mountains, and the Sahara Desert. It is easily accessible from major European cities.
- During Ramadan, while tourists can consume alcohol (purchases may require a passport), refraining from eating, drinking, or smoking in public is respectful.
- Major holidays like Eid al-Fitr may cause extended closures of services and establishments.
- Discussions involving the royal family or Western Sahara nationalism are highly sensitive and should be avoided.
- When traveling, respect local customs and traditions.
- Dress modestly, especially outside tourist areas. Use the right hand for transactions and begin greetings with 'Salaam Alaykum.' Be mindful of public displays of affection and yield seats on public transport to elders.
About this holiday
Oued Ed-Dahab Day marks the region of Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab. Morocco claims sovereignty over this area, which some groups consider part of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, and international recognition of this claim is limited.