Mehr | |
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Native name | مهر (Persian) |
Calendar | Solar Hijri calendar |
Month number | 7 |
Number of days | 30 |
Season | Autumn |
Gregorian equivalent | September-October |
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.