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6870 Update zoneinfo to 2016c
Reviewed by: Jason King <jason.brian.king@gmail.com>
Reviewed by: Igor Kozhukhov <ikozhukhov@gmail.com>
*** 127,143 ****
4:00 - AMT 1997
4:00 RussiaAsia AM%sT 2012 Mar 25 2:00s
4:00 - AMT
# Azerbaijan
# From Rustam Aliyev of the Azerbaijan Internet Forum (2005-10-23):
# According to the resolution of Cabinet of Ministers, 1997
# From Paul Eggert (2015-09-17): It was Resolution No. 21 (1997-03-17).
# http://code.az/files/daylight_res.pdf
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
! Rule Azer 1997 max - Mar lastSun 4:00 1:00 S
! Rule Azer 1997 max - Oct lastSun 5:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Baku 3:19:24 - LMT 1924 May 2
3:00 - BAKT 1957 Mar # Baku Time
4:00 RussiaAsia BAK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s
3:00 1:00 BAKST 1991 Aug 30 # independence
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4:00 RussiaAsia AM%sT 2012 Mar 25 2:00s
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# Azerbaijan
+
# From Rustam Aliyev of the Azerbaijan Internet Forum (2005-10-23):
# According to the resolution of Cabinet of Ministers, 1997
# From Paul Eggert (2015-09-17): It was Resolution No. 21 (1997-03-17).
# http://code.az/files/daylight_res.pdf
+
+ # From Steffen Thorsen (2016-03-17):
+ # ... the Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers has cancelled switching to
+ # daylight saving time....
+ # http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/94137.html
+ # http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/Azerbaijani-Cabinet-of-Ministers-cancels-daylight-saving-time.html
+ # http://en.apa.az/xeber_azerbaijan_abolishes_daylight_savings_ti_240862.html
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
! Rule Azer 1997 2015 - Mar lastSun 4:00 1:00 S
! Rule Azer 1997 2015 - Oct lastSun 5:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Baku 3:19:24 - LMT 1924 May 2
3:00 - BAKT 1957 Mar # Baku Time
4:00 RussiaAsia BAK%sT 1991 Mar 31 2:00s
3:00 1:00 BAKST 1991 Aug 30 # independence
*** 872,881 ****
--- 881,899 ----
9:00 - TLT 1976 May 3
8:00 - WITA 2000 Sep 17 0:00
9:00 - TLT
# India
+
+ # From Ian P. Beacock, in "A brief history of (modern) time", The Atlantic
+ # http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/12/the-creation-of-modern-time/421419/
+ # (2015-12-22):
+ # In January 1906, several thousand cotton-mill workers rioted on the
+ # outskirts of Bombay.... They were protesting the proposed abolition of
+ # local time in favor of Indian Standard Time.... Journalists called this
+ # dispute the "Battle of the Clocks." It lasted nearly half a century.
+
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Kolkata 5:53:28 - LMT 1880 # Kolkata
5:53:20 - HMT 1941 Oct # Howrah Mean Time?
6:30 - BURT 1942 May 15 # Burma Time
5:30 - IST 1942 Sep
*** 1082,1093 ****
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
3:30 - IRST 1977 Nov
4:00 Iran IR%sT 1979
--- 1100,1118 ----
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
! #
! # The following rules are approximations starting in the year 2038.
! # These are the best post-2037 approximations available, given the
! # restrictions of a single rule using a Gregorian-based data format.
! # At some point this table will need to be extended, though quite
! # possibly Iran will change the rules first.
! Rule Iran 2036 max - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 D
! Rule Iran 2036 max - 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
3:30 - IRST 1977 Nov
4:00 Iran IR%sT 1979
*** 1618,1627 ****
--- 1643,1654 ----
5:00 - SHET 1991 Dec 16 # independence
5:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT 1995 Mar lastSun 2:00 # Aqtau Time
4:00 RussiaAsia AQT%sT 2005 Mar 15
5:00 - AQTT
# West Kazakhstan
+ # From Paul Eggert (2016-03-18):
+ # The 1989 transition is from USSR act No. 227 (1989-03-14).
Zone Asia/Oral 3:25:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 # or Ural'sk
4:00 - URAT 1930 Jun 21 # Ural'sk time
5:00 - URAT 1981 Apr 1
5:00 1:00 URAST 1981 Oct 1
6:00 - URAT 1982 Apr 1
*** 2109,2120 ****
#
# "People laud PM's announcement to end DST"
# http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99374&Itemid=2
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
! Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Apr Sun>=2 0:01 1:00 S
! Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Oct Sun>=2 0:01 0 -
Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Pakistan 2008 2009 - Nov 1 0:00 0 -
Rule Pakistan 2009 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 S
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
--- 2136,2147 ----
#
# "People laud PM's announcement to end DST"
# http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99374&Itemid=2
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
! Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Apr Sun>=2 0:00 1:00 S
! Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Oct Sun>=2 0:00 0 -
Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Pakistan 2008 2009 - Nov 1 0:00 0 -
Rule Pakistan 2009 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 S
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
*** 2378,2387 ****
--- 2405,2424 ----
# the first Friday on or after October 21 at 00:00. This is consistent with
# the predictions in today's editions of the following URLs:
# http://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/gaza-strip/gaza
# http://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/west-bank/hebron
+ # From Hannah Kreitem (2016-03-09):
+ # http://www.palestinecabinet.gov.ps/WebSite/ar/ViewDetails?ID=31728
+ # [Google translation]: "The Council also decided to start daylight
+ # saving in Palestine as of one o'clock on Saturday morning,
+ # 2016-03-26, to provide the clock 60 minutes ahead."
+ #
+ # From Paul Eggert (2016-03-12):
+ # Predict spring transitions on March's last Saturday at 01:00 from now on.
+ # Leave fall predictions alone for now.
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S
Rule EgyptAsia 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
Rule EgyptAsia 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 S
Rule EgyptAsia 1959 1967 - May 1 1:00 1:00 S
*** 2406,2416 ****
Rule Palestine 2011 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 -
Rule Palestine 2012 2014 - Mar lastThu 24:00 1:00 S
Rule Palestine 2012 only - Sep 21 1:00 0 -
Rule Palestine 2013 only - Sep Fri>=21 0:00 0 -
Rule Palestine 2014 max - Oct Fri>=21 0:00 0 -
! Rule Palestine 2015 max - Mar lastFri 24:00 1:00 S
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct
2:00 Zion EET 1948 May 15
2:00 EgyptAsia EE%sT 1967 Jun 5
--- 2443,2454 ----
Rule Palestine 2011 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 -
Rule Palestine 2012 2014 - Mar lastThu 24:00 1:00 S
Rule Palestine 2012 only - Sep 21 1:00 0 -
Rule Palestine 2013 only - Sep Fri>=21 0:00 0 -
Rule Palestine 2014 max - Oct Fri>=21 0:00 0 -
! Rule Palestine 2015 only - Mar lastFri 24:00 1:00 S
! Rule Palestine 2016 max - Mar lastSat 1:00 1:00 S
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct
2:00 Zion EET 1948 May 15
2:00 EgyptAsia EE%sT 1967 Jun 5