Novruz
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Summary
Novruz is a holiday[1]. Novruz ranks in the top 3% of holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,234 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Turkey[3], Iran[4], Afghanistan[5], Tajikistan[6], Azerbaijan[7], Kurdistan[8], Iraq[9], Albania[10], Bosnia and Herzegovina[11], People's Republic of China[12], Georgia[13], India[14], Kazakhstan[15], Kyrgyzstan[16]
- Instance of: national day[17], UN observance day[18]
- Commons category: Nowruz[19]
- Said to be the same as: Q25605642[20]
- Country of origin: Achaemenid Empire[21], Afghanistan[22], Azerbaijan[23], India[24], Iran[25], Iraq[26], Kazakhstan[27], Kyrgyzstan[28], Uzbekistan[29], Pakistan[30], Tajikistan[31], Turkmenistan[32], Turkey[33]
- Day in year for periodic occurrence: 1 Farvardin[34], March equinox[35], March 21[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nowruz[37]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38]
- Topic has template: Template:Nowruz[39]
- Native label: نوروز[40]
- Hashtag: Newroz[41]
- Studied by: etnomusicology[42]
- Intangible cultural heritage status: National List for Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)[43], National List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Iraq[44], Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity[45]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for Novruz include Newroz SC[46], a men's association football club[47], in Iraq[48], founded in 1994[49], headquartered in Sulaymaniyah[50]; Nauryz kozhe[51], a dish[52], in Kazakhstan[53]; and International Day of Nowruz[54], a world day[55], founded in 2010[56].
Why It Matters
Novruz has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Novruz is known by 182 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for Novruz include Newroz SC[46], a men's association football club[47], in Iraq[48], founded in 1994[49], headquartered in Sulaymaniyah[50]; Nauryz kozhe[51], a dish[52], in Kazakhstan[53]; and International Day of Nowruz[54], a world day[55], founded in 2010[56].