UAE to Celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on May 27
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The United Arab Emirates has announced the date for Eid-ul-Azha, one of the most important religious festivals for Muslims. UAE will celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on May 27.
The announcement came on Sunday morning after the moon of Hijri year 1447 was sighted during daytime observations from the Khatam Astronomical Observatory in Abu Dhabi.
At the time of observation, the moon was around nine hours old. Based on the sighting, the country will observe the holy Eid-ul-Azha on Wednesday, May 27.
Several countries across the Middle East and North Africa have already intensified moon-sighting activities for the month of Zilhajj. Among them, Tunisia became the first country to announce the beginning of Zilhajj from Monday, with Eid-ul-Azha also set to be observed there on May 27.
Meanwhile, Turkey has also announced that the month of Zilhajj will begin on Monday.
