Novruz

Summary

Novruz is a holiday^[1]. Novruz ranks in the top 3% of holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,221 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Novruz is in the country of Turkey^[3].
• Novruz is in the country of Iran^[4].
• Novruz is in the country of Afghanistan^[5].
• Novruz is in the country of Tajikistan^[6].
• Novruz is in the country of Azerbaijan^[7].
• Novruz is in the country of Kurdistan^[8].
• Novruz's instance of is recorded as holiday^[9].
• Novruz's instance of is recorded as national day^[10].
• Novruz's instance of is recorded as UN observance day^[11].
• Novruz's Commons category is recorded as Nowruz^[12].
• Novruz's said to be the same as is recorded as Q25605642^[13].
• Novruz's country of origin is recorded as Achaemenid Empire^[14].
• Novruz's country of origin is recorded as Afghanistan^[15].
• Novruz's country of origin is recorded as Azerbaijan^[16].
• Novruz's country of origin is recorded as India^[17].
• Novruz's country of origin is recorded as Iran^[18].
• Novruz's country of origin is recorded as Iraq^[19].
• Novruz's country of origin is recorded as Kazakhstan^[20].
• Novruz's country of origin is recorded as Kyrgyzstan^[21].
• Novruz's country of origin is recorded as Uzbekistan^[22].
• Novruz's country of origin is recorded as Pakistan^[23].
• Novruz's country of origin is recorded as Tajikistan^[24].
• Novruz's country of origin is recorded as Turkmenistan^[25].
• Novruz's country of origin is recorded as Turkey^[26].
• Novruz's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as 1 Farvardin^[27].

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When and Where

Country listings include Turkey^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Turkey^[29], founded in 1923^[30]; Iran^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Iran^[32], founded in 1979^[33]; Afghanistan^[5], a sovereign state^[34], in Afghanistan^[35], founded in 1709^[36]; Tajikistan^[6], a sovereign state^[37], in Tajikistan^[38], founded in 1991^[39]; Azerbaijan^[7], a sovereign state^[40], in Azerbaijan^[41], founded in 1991^[42]; and Kurdistan^[8], a region^[43], in Iran^[44].

Context

Recorded instance of include holiday^[9], national day^[10], and UN observance day^[11].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for Novruz include Newroz SC^[45], a men's association football club^[46], in Iraq^[47], founded in 1994^[48], headquartered in Sulaymaniyah^[49]; Nauryz kozhe^[50], a dish^[51], in Kazakhstan^[52]; and International Day of Nowruz^[53], a world day^[54], founded in 2010^[55].

Why It Matters

Novruz ranks in the top 3% of holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,221 views/month).^[2] Novruz has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] Novruz is known by 166 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

Entities named for Novruz include Newroz SC^[45], a men's association football club^[46], in Iraq^[47], founded in 1994^[48], headquartered in Sulaymaniyah^[49]; Nauryz kozhe^[50], a dish^[51], in Kazakhstan^[52]; and International Day of Nowruz^[53], a world day^[54], founded in 2010^[55].