Azar | |
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Native name | آذر ( Persian) |
Calendar | Solar Hijri calendar |
Month number | 9 |
Number of days | 30 |
Season | Autumn |
Gregorian equivalent | November- December |
Azar ( Persian: آذر, Persian pronunciation: [ɒːˈzæɾ] [1]) is the ninth month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan. [1] Azar has thirty days. [1] It begins in November and ends in December by the Gregorian calendar[ citation needed]. Azar corresponds to the Tropical Astrological month of Sagittarius.
Azar is the third month of autumn, and is followed by Dey. [1]
The name is derived from Atar, the Zoroastrian concept of holy fire.