Islamic Calendar - Other Calendars Using The Islamic Era

Other Calendars Using The Islamic Era

The Solar Hejri is a solar calendar used in Iran and Afghanistan which counts its years from the Hijra or migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in AD 622.

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