1- # @(#)asia 8.6
1+ # %W%
22# <pre>
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44# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
@@ -953,6 +953,10 @@ Zone Asia/Tokyo 9:18:59 - LMT 1887 Dec 31 15:00u
953953# For Jordan I have received multiple independent user reports every year
954954# about DST end dates, as the end-rule is different every year.
955955#
956+ # From Steffen Thorsen (2006-10-01), after a heads-up from Hilal Malawi:
957+ # http://www.petranews.gov.jo/nepras/2006/Sep/05/4000.htm
958+ # "Jordan will switch to winter time on Friday, October 27".
959+ #
956960# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
957961Rule Jordan 1973 only - Jun 6 0:00 1:00 S
958962Rule Jordan 1973 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
@@ -979,7 +983,8 @@ Rule Jordan 1999 2002 - Sep lastThu 0:00s 0 -
979983Rule Jordan 2000 max - Mar lastThu 0:00s 1:00 S
980984Rule Jordan 2003 only - Oct 24 0:00s 0 -
981985Rule Jordan 2004 only - Oct 15 0:00s 0 -
982- Rule Jordan 2005 max - Sep lastFri 0:00s 0 -
986+ Rule Jordan 2005 only - Sep lastFri 0:00s 0 -
987+ Rule Jordan 2006 max - Oct lastFri 0:00s 0 -
983988# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
984989Zone Asia/Amman 2:23:44 - LMT 1931
985990 2:00 Jordan EE%sT
@@ -1476,6 +1481,15 @@ Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907
14761481# Gaza changed as well, but presumed Gaza to follow the same rules as
14771482# the West Bank.
14781483
1484+ # From Steffen Thorsen (2006-09-26):
1485+ # according to the Palestine News Network (2006-09-19):
1486+ # http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=596&Itemid=5
1487+ # > The Council of Ministers announced that this year its winter schedule
1488+ # > will begin early, as of midnight Thursday. It is also time to turn
1489+ # > back the clocks for winter. Friday will begin an hour late this week.
1490+ # I guess it is likely that next year's date will be moved as well,
1491+ # because of the Ramadan.
1492+
14791493# The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file.
14801494# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
14811495Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S
@@ -1488,8 +1502,10 @@ Rule EgyptAsia 1966 only - Oct 1 3:00 0 -
14881502Rule Palestine 1999 2005 - Apr Fri>=15 0:00 1:00 S
14891503Rule Palestine 1999 2003 - Oct Fri>=15 0:00 0 -
14901504Rule Palestine 2004 only - Oct 1 1:00 0 -
1491- Rule Palestine 2005 max - Oct 4 2:00 0 -
1505+ Rule Palestine 2005 only - Oct 4 2:00 0 -
14921506Rule Palestine 2006 max - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
1507+ Rule Palestine 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 -
1508+ Rule Palestine 2007 max - Oct Fri>=15 0:00 0 -
14931509
14941510# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
14951511Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct
@@ -1668,11 +1684,18 @@ Rule Syria 1993 only - Sep 25 0:00 0 -
16681684# IATA SSIM (1998-02) says 1998-04-02;
16691685# (1998-09) says 1999-03-29 and 1999-09-29; (1999-02) says 1999-04-02,
16701686# 2000-04-02, and 2001-04-02; (1999-09) says 2000-03-31 and 2001-03-31;
1671- # ignore all these claims and go with Shanks & Pottenger.
1687+ # (2006) says 2006-03-31 and 2006-09-22;
1688+ # for now ignore all these claims and go with Shanks & Pottenger,
1689+ # except for the 2006-09-22 claim (which seems right for Ramadan).
16721690Rule Syria 1994 1996 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
1673- Rule Syria 1994 max - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
1691+ Rule Syria 1994 2005 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
16741692Rule Syria 1997 1998 - Mar lastMon 0:00 1:00 S
16751693Rule Syria 1999 max - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
1694+ # From Stephen Colebourne (2006-09-18):
1695+ # According to IATA data, Syria will change DST on 21st September [21:00 UTC]
1696+ # this year [only].... This is probably related to Ramadan, like Egypt.
1697+ Rule Syria 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 -
1698+ Rule Syria 2007 max - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
16761699# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
16771700Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 # Dimashq
16781701 2:00 Syria EE%sT
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