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*** 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
--- 127,152 ----
                          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
+ 
+ # 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