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Mehr (month)

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Mehr
Native nameمهر (Persian)
CalendarSolar Hijri calendar
Month number7
Number of days30
SeasonAutumn
Gregorian equivalentSeptember-October
Aban →

Mehr (Persian: مهر, Persian pronunciation: [mehɾ][1]) is the seventh month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan.[1] Mehr has thirty days.[1] It begins in September and ends in October by the Gregorian calendar. [citation needed]

Mehr is the first month of autumn, and is followed by Aban.[1]

It is named after the Iranian deity Mithra.

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