This year the Muslim holy month ‘Ramadan’ is starting on Tuesday, April 13. The pre-sunrise to sunset fast lasts anywhere from 10 to 21 hours depending on where in the world you are.
The fast entails abstinence from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual relations to achieve greater “taqwa”, or consciousness of God.
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– Nuuk, Greenland: 19-20 hours
– Reykjavik, Iceland: 19-20 hours
– Helsinki, Finland: 18-19 hours
– Stockholm, Sweden: 17-18 hours
– Glasgow, Scotland, UK: 17-18 hours
– Oslo, Norway: 17-18 hours
– Copenhagen, Denmark: 17-18 hours
– Moscow, Russia: 17-18 hours
– Berlin, Germany: 16-17 hours
– Amsterdam, the Netherlands: 16-17 hours
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– Warsaw, Poland: 16-17 hours
– London, UK: 16-17 hours
– Paris, France: 16-17 hours
– Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan: 16-17 hours
– Brussels, Belgium: 16-17 hours
– Zurich, Switzerland: 16-17 hours
– Bucharest, Romania: 15-16 hours
– Ottawa, Canada: 15-16 hours
– Sofia, Bulgaria: 15-16 hours
– Rome, Italy: 15-16 hours
– Madrid, Spain: 15-16 hours
– Lisbon, Portugal: 15-16 hours
– Athens, Greece: 15-16 hours
– Beijing, China: 15-16 hours
– Washington, DC, US: 15-16 hours
– Pyongyang, North Korea: 15-16 hours
– Ankara, Turkey: 15-16 hours
– Rabat, Morocco: 14-15 hours
– Tokyo, Japan: 14-15 hours
– Islamabad, Pakistan: 14-15 hours
– Tehran, Iran: 14-15 hours
– Baghdad, Iraq: 14-15 hours
– Beirut, Lebanon: 14-15 hours
– Damascus, Syria: 14-15 hours
– Cairo, Egypt: 14-15 hours
– Jerusalem: 14-15 hours
– Kuwait City, Kuwait: 14-15 hours
– Gaza City, Palestine: 14-15 hours
– New Delhi, India: 14-15 hours
– Hong Kong: 14-15 hours
– Dhaka, Bangladesh: 14-15 hours
– Muscat, Oman: 14-15 hours
– Kabul, Afghanistan: 14-15 hours
– Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 14-15 hours
– Doha, Qatar: 14-15 hours
– Dubai, UAE: 14-15 hours
– Aden, Yemen: 13-14 hours
– Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: 13-14 hours
– Dakar, Senegal: 13-14 hours
– Abuja, Nigeria: 13-14 hours
– Colombo, Sri Lanka: 13-14 hours
– Bangkok, Thailand: 13-14 hours
– Khartoum, Sudan: 13-14 hours
– Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 13-14 hours
– Singapore: 13-14 hours
– Nairobi, Kenya: 13-14 hours
– Luanda, Angola: 12-13 hours
– Jakarta, Indonesia: 12-13 hours
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– Brasilia, Brazil: 12-13 hours
– Harare, Zimbabwe: 12-13 hours
– Johannesburg, South Africa: 11-12 hours
– Buenos Aires, Argentina: 11-12 hours
– Ciudad del Este, Paraguay: 11-12 hours
– Cape Town, South Africa: 11-12 hours
– Montevideo, Uruguay: 11-12 hours
– Canberra, Australia: 11-12 hours
– Puerto Montt, Chile: 11-12 hours
– Christchurch, New Zealand: 11-12 hours
Source: ALJAZEERA, News agencies and infographic channels
