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1# <pre>
2# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
3# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
4
5# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
6# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
7# tz@iana.org for general use in the future).
8
1# <pre>
2# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
3# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
4
5# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
6# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
7# tz@iana.org for general use in the future).
8
9# From Paul Eggert (2013-02-21):
9# From Paul Eggert (2013-08-11):
10#
11# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is
12# Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition),
13# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003).
14#
15# Gwillim Law writes that a good source
16# for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport
17# Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM),

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39# LMT Local Mean Time
40# 2:00 EET EEST Eastern European Time
41# 2:00 IST IDT Israel
42# 3:00 AST ADT Arabia*
43# 3:30 IRST IRDT Iran
44# 4:00 GST Gulf*
45# 5:30 IST India
46# 7:00 ICT Indochina*
10#
11# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is
12# Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition),
13# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003).
14#
15# Gwillim Law writes that a good source
16# for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport
17# Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM),

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39# LMT Local Mean Time
40# 2:00 EET EEST Eastern European Time
41# 2:00 IST IDT Israel
42# 3:00 AST ADT Arabia*
43# 3:30 IRST IRDT Iran
44# 4:00 GST Gulf*
45# 5:30 IST India
46# 7:00 ICT Indochina*
47# 7:00 WIT west Indonesia
48# 8:00 CIT central Indonesia
47# 7:00 WIB west Indonesia (Waktu Indonesia Barat)
48# 8:00 WITA central Indonesia (Waktu Indonesia Tengah)
49# 8:00 CST China
50# 9:00 CJT Central Japanese Time (1896/1937)*
49# 8:00 CST China
50# 9:00 CJT Central Japanese Time (1896/1937)*
51# 9:00 EIT east Indonesia
51# 9:00 WIT east Indonesia (Waktu Indonesia Timur)
52# 9:00 JST JDT Japan
53# 9:00 KST KDT Korea
54# 9:30 CST (Australian) Central Standard Time
55#
56# See the `europe' file for Russia and Turkey in Asia.
57
58# From Guy Harris:
59# Incorporates data for Singapore from Robert Elz' asia 1.1, as well as

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751# which will be permanent, with no seasonal adjustment, will happen at
752# midnight on Saturday, September 16.
753
754# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
755Zone Asia/Dili 8:22:20 - LMT 1912
756 8:00 - TLT 1942 Feb 21 23:00 # E Timor Time
757 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 23
758 9:00 - TLT 1976 May 3
52# 9:00 JST JDT Japan
53# 9:00 KST KDT Korea
54# 9:30 CST (Australian) Central Standard Time
55#
56# See the `europe' file for Russia and Turkey in Asia.
57
58# From Guy Harris:
59# Incorporates data for Singapore from Robert Elz' asia 1.1, as well as

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751# which will be permanent, with no seasonal adjustment, will happen at
752# midnight on Saturday, September 16.
753
754# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
755Zone Asia/Dili 8:22:20 - LMT 1912
756 8:00 - TLT 1942 Feb 21 23:00 # E Timor Time
757 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 23
758 9:00 - TLT 1976 May 3
759 8:00 - CIT 2000 Sep 17 00:00
759 8:00 - WITA 2000 Sep 17 00:00
760 9:00 - TLT
761
762# India
763# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
764Zone Asia/Kolkata 5:53:28 - LMT 1880 # Kolkata
765 5:53:20 - HMT 1941 Oct # Howrah Mean Time?
766 6:30 - BURT 1942 May 15 # Burma Time
767 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep

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788# September 12 for the regional surrender to Mountbatten in Singapore.
789# These would be the earliest possible times for a change.
790# Regimes horaires pour le monde entier, by Henri Le Corre, (Editions
791# Traditionnelles, 1987, Paris) says that Java and Madura switched
792# from JST to UTC+07:30 on 1945-09-23, and gives 1944-09-01 for Jayapura
793# (Hollandia). For now, assume all Indonesian locations other than Jayapura
794# switched on 1945-09-23.
795#
760 9:00 - TLT
761
762# India
763# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
764Zone Asia/Kolkata 5:53:28 - LMT 1880 # Kolkata
765 5:53:20 - HMT 1941 Oct # Howrah Mean Time?
766 6:30 - BURT 1942 May 15 # Burma Time
767 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep

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788# September 12 for the regional surrender to Mountbatten in Singapore.
789# These would be the earliest possible times for a change.
790# Regimes horaires pour le monde entier, by Henri Le Corre, (Editions
791# Traditionnelles, 1987, Paris) says that Java and Madura switched
792# from JST to UTC+07:30 on 1945-09-23, and gives 1944-09-01 for Jayapura
793# (Hollandia). For now, assume all Indonesian locations other than Jayapura
794# switched on 1945-09-23.
795#
796# From Paul Eggert (2013-08-11):
797# Normally the tz database uses English-language abbreviations, but in
798# Indonesia it's typical to use Indonesian-language abbreviations even
799# when writing in English. For example, see the English-language
800# summary published by the Time and Frequency Laboratory of the
801# Research Center for Calibration, Instrumentation and Metrology,
802# Indonesia, <http://time.kim.lipi.go.id/time-eng.php> (2006-09-29).
803# The abbreviations are:
804#
805# WIB - UTC+7 - Waktu Indonesia Barat (Indonesia western time)
806# WITA - UTC+8 - Waktu Indonesia Tengah (Indonesia central time)
807# WIT - UTC+9 - Waktu Indonesia Timur (Indonesia eastern time)
808#
796# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
809# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
810# Java, Sumatra
797Zone Asia/Jakarta 7:07:12 - LMT 1867 Aug 10
798# Shanks & Pottenger say the next transition was at 1924 Jan 1 0:13,
799# but this must be a typo.
811Zone Asia/Jakarta 7:07:12 - LMT 1867 Aug 10
812# Shanks & Pottenger say the next transition was at 1924 Jan 1 0:13,
813# but this must be a typo.
800 7:07:12 - JMT 1923 Dec 31 23:47:12 # Jakarta
814 7:07:12 - BMT 1923 Dec 31 23:47:12 # Batavia
801 7:20 - JAVT 1932 Nov # Java Time
815 7:20 - JAVT 1932 Nov # Java Time
802 7:30 - WIT 1942 Mar 23
816 7:30 - WIB 1942 Mar 23
803 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 23
817 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 23
804 7:30 - WIT 1948 May
805 8:00 - WIT 1950 May
806 7:30 - WIT 1964
807 7:00 - WIT
818 7:30 - WIB 1948 May
819 8:00 - WIB 1950 May
820 7:30 - WIB 1964
821 7:00 - WIB
822# west and central Borneo
808Zone Asia/Pontianak 7:17:20 - LMT 1908 May
809 7:17:20 - PMT 1932 Nov # Pontianak MT
823Zone Asia/Pontianak 7:17:20 - LMT 1908 May
824 7:17:20 - PMT 1932 Nov # Pontianak MT
810 7:30 - WIT 1942 Jan 29
825 7:30 - WIB 1942 Jan 29
811 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 23
826 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 23
812 7:30 - WIT 1948 May
813 8:00 - WIT 1950 May
814 7:30 - WIT 1964
815 8:00 - CIT 1988 Jan 1
816 7:00 - WIT
827 7:30 - WIB 1948 May
828 8:00 - WIB 1950 May
829 7:30 - WIB 1964
830 8:00 - WITA 1988 Jan 1
831 7:00 - WIB
832# Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas, east and south Borneo
817Zone Asia/Makassar 7:57:36 - LMT 1920
818 7:57:36 - MMT 1932 Nov # Macassar MT
833Zone Asia/Makassar 7:57:36 - LMT 1920
834 7:57:36 - MMT 1932 Nov # Macassar MT
819 8:00 - CIT 1942 Feb 9
835 8:00 - WITA 1942 Feb 9
820 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 23
836 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 23
821 8:00 - CIT
837 8:00 - WITA
838# Maluku Islands, West Papua, Papua
822Zone Asia/Jayapura 9:22:48 - LMT 1932 Nov
839Zone Asia/Jayapura 9:22:48 - LMT 1932 Nov
823 9:00 - EIT 1944 Sep 1
840 9:00 - WIT 1944 Sep 1
824 9:30 - CST 1964
841 9:30 - CST 1964
825 9:00 - EIT
842 9:00 - WIT
826
827# Iran
828
829# From Roozbeh Pournader (2003-03-15):
830# This is an English translation of what I just found (originally in Persian).
831# The Gregorian dates in brackets are mine:
832#
833# Official Newspaper No. 13548-1370/6/25 [1991-09-16]

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1359# We still have Jordan switching to DST on Thursdays in 2000 and 2001.
1360
1361# From Steffen Thorsen (2012-10-25):
1362# Yesterday the government in Jordan announced that they will not
1363# switch back to standard time this winter, so the will stay on DST
1364# until about the same time next year (at least).
1365# http://www.petra.gov.jo/Public_News/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=88950
1366#
843
844# Iran
845
846# From Roozbeh Pournader (2003-03-15):
847# This is an English translation of what I just found (originally in Persian).
848# The Gregorian dates in brackets are mine:
849#
850# Official Newspaper No. 13548-1370/6/25 [1991-09-16]

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1376# We still have Jordan switching to DST on Thursdays in 2000 and 2001.
1377
1378# From Steffen Thorsen (2012-10-25):
1379# Yesterday the government in Jordan announced that they will not
1380# switch back to standard time this winter, so the will stay on DST
1381# until about the same time next year (at least).
1382# http://www.petra.gov.jo/Public_News/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=88950
1383#
1367# From Paul Eggert (2012-10-25):
1368# For now, assume this is just a one-year measure. If it becomes
1369# permanent, we should move Jordan from EET to AST effective tomorrow.
1384# From Paul Eggert (2013-09-21):
1385# It's looking like this change will be permanent; see
1386# Petra News Agency, Cancelling winter saved Jordan $7 million (2013-02-20)
1387# <http://www.albawaba.com/business/jordan-winter-electricity--472005>.
1388# So move Jordan to UTC+3 as of the abovementioned date.
1370
1371# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
1372Rule Jordan 1973 only - Jun 6 0:00 1:00 S
1373Rule Jordan 1973 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
1374Rule Jordan 1974 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S
1375Rule Jordan 1976 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 -
1376Rule Jordan 1977 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
1377Rule Jordan 1978 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 S

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1387Rule Jordan 1992 only - Apr 10 0:00 1:00 S
1388Rule Jordan 1992 1993 - Oct Fri>=1 0:00 0 -
1389Rule Jordan 1993 1998 - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S
1390Rule Jordan 1994 only - Sep Fri>=15 0:00 0 -
1391Rule Jordan 1995 1998 - Sep Fri>=15 0:00s 0 -
1392Rule Jordan 1999 only - Jul 1 0:00s 1:00 S
1393Rule Jordan 1999 2002 - Sep lastFri 0:00s 0 -
1394Rule Jordan 2000 2001 - Mar lastThu 0:00s 1:00 S
1389
1390# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
1391Rule Jordan 1973 only - Jun 6 0:00 1:00 S
1392Rule Jordan 1973 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
1393Rule Jordan 1974 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 S
1394Rule Jordan 1976 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 -
1395Rule Jordan 1977 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
1396Rule Jordan 1978 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 S

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1406Rule Jordan 1992 only - Apr 10 0:00 1:00 S
1407Rule Jordan 1992 1993 - Oct Fri>=1 0:00 0 -
1408Rule Jordan 1993 1998 - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S
1409Rule Jordan 1994 only - Sep Fri>=15 0:00 0 -
1410Rule Jordan 1995 1998 - Sep Fri>=15 0:00s 0 -
1411Rule Jordan 1999 only - Jul 1 0:00s 1:00 S
1412Rule Jordan 1999 2002 - Sep lastFri 0:00s 0 -
1413Rule Jordan 2000 2001 - Mar lastThu 0:00s 1:00 S
1395Rule Jordan 2002 max - Mar lastThu 24:00 1:00 S
1414Rule Jordan 2002 2012 - Mar lastThu 24:00 1:00 S
1396Rule Jordan 2003 only - Oct 24 0:00s 0 -
1397Rule Jordan 2004 only - Oct 15 0:00s 0 -
1398Rule Jordan 2005 only - Sep lastFri 0:00s 0 -
1415Rule Jordan 2003 only - Oct 24 0:00s 0 -
1416Rule Jordan 2004 only - Oct 15 0:00s 0 -
1417Rule Jordan 2005 only - Sep lastFri 0:00s 0 -
1399Rule Jordan 2006 2011 - Oct lastFri 0:00s 0 -
1400Rule Jordan 2013 max - Oct lastFri 0:00s 0 -
1418Rule Jordan 2006 2012 - Oct lastFri 0:00s 0 -
1401# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1402Zone Asia/Amman 2:23:44 - LMT 1931
1419# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
1420Zone Asia/Amman 2:23:44 - LMT 1931
1403 2:00 Jordan EE%sT
1421 2:00 Jordan EE%sT 2012 Oct 26 0:00s
1422 3:00 - AST
1404
1405
1406# Kazakhstan
1407
1408# From Paul Eggert (1996-11-22):
1409# Andrew Evtichov (1996-04-13) writes that Kazakhstan
1410# stayed in sync with Moscow after 1990, and that Aqtobe (formerly Aktyubinsk)
1411# and Aqtau (formerly Shevchenko) are the largest cities in their zones.

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2275
2276# From Steffen Thorsen (2013-03-26):
2277# The following news sources tells that Palestine will "start daylight saving
2278# time from midnight on Friday, March 29, 2013" (translated).
2279# [These are in Arabic and are for Gaza and for Ramallah, respectively.]
2280# http://www.samanews.com/index.php?act=Show&id=154120
2281# http://safa.ps/details/news/99844/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A-29-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A.html
2282
1423
1424
1425# Kazakhstan
1426
1427# From Paul Eggert (1996-11-22):
1428# Andrew Evtichov (1996-04-13) writes that Kazakhstan
1429# stayed in sync with Moscow after 1990, and that Aqtobe (formerly Aktyubinsk)
1430# and Aqtau (formerly Shevchenko) are the largest cities in their zones.

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2294
2295# From Steffen Thorsen (2013-03-26):
2296# The following news sources tells that Palestine will "start daylight saving
2297# time from midnight on Friday, March 29, 2013" (translated).
2298# [These are in Arabic and are for Gaza and for Ramallah, respectively.]
2299# http://www.samanews.com/index.php?act=Show&id=154120
2300# http://safa.ps/details/news/99844/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A-29-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A.html
2301
2283# From Paul Eggert (2013-04-15):
2302# From Steffen Thorsen (2013-09-24):
2303# The Gaza and West Bank are ending DST Thursday at midnight
2304# (2013-09-27 00:00:00) (one hour earlier than last year...).
2305# This source in English, says "that winter time will go into effect
2306# at midnight on Thursday in the West Bank and Gaza Strip":
2307# http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=23246
2308# official source...:
2309# http://www.palestinecabinet.gov.ps/ar/Views/ViewDetails.aspx?pid=1252
2310
2311# From Paul Eggert (2013-09-24):
2284# For future dates, guess the last Thursday in March at 24:00 through
2312# For future dates, guess the last Thursday in March at 24:00 through
2285# the first Friday on or after September 21 at 01:00. This is consistent with
2313# the first Friday on or after September 21 at 00:00. This is consistent with
2286# the predictions in today's editions of the following URLs,
2287# which are for Gaza and Hebron respectively:
2288# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=702
2289# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=2364
2290
2291# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
2292Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S
2293Rule EgyptAsia 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -

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2308Rule Palestine 2009 only - Sep Fri>=1 1:00 0 -
2309Rule Palestine 2010 only - Mar 26 0:00 1:00 S
2310Rule Palestine 2010 only - Aug 11 0:00 0 -
2311Rule Palestine 2011 only - Apr 1 0:01 1:00 S
2312Rule Palestine 2011 only - Aug 1 0:00 0 -
2313Rule Palestine 2011 only - Aug 30 0:00 1:00 S
2314Rule Palestine 2011 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 -
2315Rule Palestine 2012 max - Mar lastThu 24:00 1:00 S
2314# the predictions in today's editions of the following URLs,
2315# which are for Gaza and Hebron respectively:
2316# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=702
2317# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=2364
2318
2319# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
2320Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S
2321Rule EgyptAsia 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -

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2336Rule Palestine 2009 only - Sep Fri>=1 1:00 0 -
2337Rule Palestine 2010 only - Mar 26 0:00 1:00 S
2338Rule Palestine 2010 only - Aug 11 0:00 0 -
2339Rule Palestine 2011 only - Apr 1 0:01 1:00 S
2340Rule Palestine 2011 only - Aug 1 0:00 0 -
2341Rule Palestine 2011 only - Aug 30 0:00 1:00 S
2342Rule Palestine 2011 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 -
2343Rule Palestine 2012 max - Mar lastThu 24:00 1:00 S
2316Rule Palestine 2012 max - Sep Fri>=21 1:00 0 -
2344Rule Palestine 2012 only - Sep 21 1:00 0 -
2345Rule Palestine 2013 max - Sep Fri>=21 0:00 0 -
2317
2318# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
2319Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct
2320 2:00 Zion EET 1948 May 15
2321 2:00 EgyptAsia EE%sT 1967 Jun 5
2322 2:00 Zion I%sT 1996
2323 2:00 Jordan EE%sT 1999
2324 2:00 Palestine EE%sT 2008 Aug 29 0:00

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2346
2347# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
2348Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct
2349 2:00 Zion EET 1948 May 15
2350 2:00 EgyptAsia EE%sT 1967 Jun 5
2351 2:00 Zion I%sT 1996
2352 2:00 Jordan EE%sT 1999
2353 2:00 Palestine EE%sT 2008 Aug 29 0:00

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