Shahrivar

Shahrivar (Persian: شهریور, Persian pronunciation: [ʃæhɾiːˈvæɾ][1]) is the sixth month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan.[1] Shahrivar has thirty-one days.[1] It begins in August and ends in September by the Gregorian calendar. The Afghan Persian name is Sonbola; in Pashto it is Waǵay.

Shahrivar
Native nameشهریور (Persian)
CalendarSolar Hijri calendar
Month number6
Number of days31
SeasonSummer
Gregorian equivalentAugust–September

Shahrivar is the third and final month of summer. It is followed by Mehr.[1]

The name of the month comes from the Zoroastrian deity Kshatra Vairya.

Events

Births

  • 18 - 1362 - Edwin Jackson, American baseball player, Olympic silver medalist

Deaths

Observances

References

  1. "Months and Seasons - Persian Vocabulary". 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.


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