# \[ANN\] HijriConverter.jl

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-hijriconverter-jl/74427>\
**Category:** Package Announcements\
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**Created:** [January 11, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-hijriconverter-jl/74427 "2022-01-11T20:46:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![jafar.isbarov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jafar.isbarov/32/36130_2.png) [@jafar.isbarov](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jafar.isbarov)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-hijriconverter-jl/74427/1 "2022-01-11T20:46:27Z")

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Hijri calendar was not supported in Julia stdlib or any external package, so I tried to remedy the situation a little. I looked for Hijri packages in other languages that I could rewrite in Julia. It was suggested to me that this[https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/chrono/HijrahChronology.html](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/chrono/HijrahChronology.html) Java library would be a solid candidate. But I do not know Java, so I had to go for [a Python package.](https://pypi.org/project/hijri-converter/)

This package has one major caveat - supported date range. I intend to expand it in the future.

You can check out the progress (bug fixes, new features, versions, etc.) [here.](https://trello.com/b/tGMCDQjH/hijri-converter-julia)

Some feedback would be great. If anyone wants to contribute in any way, they are more than welcome. If someone intends to build a more solid Hijri package, I actually advocate for that.