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Shahrivar

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Shahrivar
Native nameشهریور (Persian)
CalendarSolar Hijri calendar
Month number6
Number of days31
SeasonSummer
Gregorian equivalentAugust–September
← Mordad
Mehr →

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.

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  1. ^ a b c d "Months and Seasons - Persian Vocabulary". 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.