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Shahrivar | |
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Native name | شهریور ( Persian) |
Calendar | Solar Hijri calendar |
Month number | 6 |
Number of days | 31 |
Season | Summer |
Gregorian equivalent | August–September |
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.[ citation needed] The Afghan Persian name is Sonbola; in Pashto it is Waǵay.
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.