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diff --git a/timezone/asia b/timezone/asia index 78c2cf5967..3007414a7f 100644 --- a/timezone/asia +++ b/timezone/asia @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)asia 8.10 +# @(#)asia 8.12 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, @@ -568,14 +568,15 @@ Zone Asia/Jayapura 9:22:48 - LMT 1932 Nov # Reingold's/Dershowitz' calculator gives correctly the Gregorian date # 2058-03-21 for 1 Farvardin 1437 (astronomical). # -# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22): -# The above comments about post-2006 transitions may become relevant again, -# if Iran ever resuscitates DST, so we'll leave the comments in. -# # From Steffen Thorsen (2006-03-22): # Several of my users have reported that Iran will not observe DST anymore: # http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-17/0603193812164948.htm # +# From Reuters (2007-09-16), with a heads-up from Jesper Norgaard Welen: +# ... the Guardian Council ... approved a law on Sunday to re-introduce +# daylight saving time ... +# http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKBLA65048420070916 +# # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Iran 1978 1980 - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 D Rule Iran 1978 only - Oct 21 0:00 0 S @@ -596,6 +597,36 @@ Rule Iran 2004 only - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 D Rule Iran 2004 only - Sep 21 0:00 0 S Rule Iran 2005 only - Mar 22 0:00 1:00 D Rule Iran 2005 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 S +Rule Iran 2008 only - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Iran 2008 only - Sep 21 0:00 0 S +Rule Iran 2009 2011 - Mar 22 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Iran 2009 2011 - Sep 22 0:00 0 S +Rule Iran 2012 only - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Iran 2012 only - Sep 21 0:00 0 S +Rule Iran 2013 2015 - Mar 22 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Iran 2013 2015 - Sep 22 0:00 0 S +Rule Iran 2016 only - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Iran 2016 only - Sep 21 0:00 0 S +Rule Iran 2017 2019 - Mar 22 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Iran 2017 2019 - Sep 22 0:00 0 S +Rule Iran 2020 only - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Iran 2020 only - Sep 21 0:00 0 S +Rule Iran 2021 2023 - Mar 22 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Iran 2021 2023 - Sep 22 0:00 0 S +Rule Iran 2024 only - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Iran 2024 only - Sep 21 0:00 0 S +Rule Iran 2025 2027 - Mar 22 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Iran 2025 2027 - Sep 22 0:00 0 S +Rule Iran 2028 2029 - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Iran 2028 2029 - Sep 21 0:00 0 S +Rule Iran 2030 2031 - Mar 22 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Iran 2030 2031 - Sep 22 0:00 0 S +Rule Iran 2032 2033 - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Iran 2032 2033 - Sep 21 0:00 0 S +Rule Iran 2034 2035 - Mar 22 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Iran 2034 2035 - Sep 22 0:00 0 S +Rule Iran 2036 2037 - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Iran 2036 2037 - Sep 21 0:00 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Tehran 3:25:44 - LMT 1916 3:25:44 - TMT 1946 # Tehran Mean Time @@ -1161,6 +1192,14 @@ Zone Asia/Pyongyang 8:23:00 - LMT 1890 # Kuwait # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +# From the Arab Times (2007-03-14): +# The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has approved a proposal forwarded +# by MP Ahmad Baqer on implementing the daylight saving time (DST) in +# Kuwait starting from April until the end of Sept this year, reports Al-Anba. +# <http://www.arabtimesonline.com/arabtimes/kuwait/Viewdet.asp?ID=9950>. +# From Paul Eggert (2007-03-29): +# We don't know the details, or whether the approval means it'll happen, +# so for now we assume no DST. Zone Asia/Kuwait 3:11:56 - LMT 1950 3:00 - AST @@ -1510,6 +1549,17 @@ Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 # I guess it is likely that next year's date will be moved as well, # because of the Ramadan. +# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2007-09-18): +# According to Steffen Thorsen's web site the Gaza Strip and the rest of the +# Palestinian territories left DST early on 13.th. of September at 2:00. + +# From Paul Eggert (2007-09-20): +# My understanding is that Gaza and the West Bank disagree even over when +# the weekend is (Thursday+Friday versus Friday+Saturday), so I'd be a bit +# surprised if they agreed about DST. But for now, assume they agree. +# For lack of better information, predict that future changes will be +# the 2nd Thursday of September at 02:00. + # The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S @@ -1525,7 +1575,7 @@ Rule Palestine 2004 only - Oct 1 1:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2005 only - Oct 4 2:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2006 max - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Palestine 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 - -Rule Palestine 2007 max - Oct Fri>=15 0:00 0 - +Rule Palestine 2007 max - Sep Thu>=8 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct @@ -1710,11 +1760,17 @@ Rule Syria 1993 only - Sep 25 0:00 0 - Rule Syria 1994 1996 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 1994 2005 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - Rule Syria 1997 1998 - Mar lastMon 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Syria 1999 max - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Syria 1999 2006 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S # From Stephen Colebourne (2006-09-18): # According to IATA data, Syria will change DST on 21st September [21:00 UTC] # this year [only].... This is probably related to Ramadan, like Egypt. Rule Syria 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 - +# From Paul Eggert (2007-03-29): +# Today the AP reported "Syria will switch to summertime at midnight Thursday." +# http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/29/africa/ME-GEN-Syria-Time-Change.php +# For lack of better info, assume the rule changed to "last Friday in March" +# this year. +Rule Syria 2007 max - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 2007 max - Oct 1 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 # Dimashq |