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- # @(#)asia 8.6
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+ # %W%
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# <pre>
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# 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
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# For Jordan I have received multiple independent user reports every year
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# about DST end dates, as the end-rule is different every year.
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#
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+ # From Steffen Thorsen (2006-10-01), after a heads-up from Hilal Malawi:
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+ # http://www.petranews.gov.jo/nepras/2006/Sep/05/4000.htm
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+ # "Jordan will switch to winter time on Friday, October 27".
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+ #
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# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
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Rule Jordan 1973 only - Jun 6 0:00 1:00 S
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Rule Jordan 1973 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
@@ -979,7 +983,8 @@ Rule Jordan 1999 2002 - Sep lastThu 0:00s 0 -
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Rule Jordan 2000 max - Mar lastThu 0:00s 1:00 S
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Rule Jordan 2003 only - Oct 24 0:00s 0 -
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Rule Jordan 2004 only - Oct 15 0:00s 0 -
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- Rule Jordan 2005 max - Sep lastFri 0:00s 0 -
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+ Rule Jordan 2005 only - Sep lastFri 0:00s 0 -
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+ Rule Jordan 2006 max - Oct lastFri 0:00s 0 -
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# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
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Zone Asia/Amman 2:23:44 - LMT 1931
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2:00 Jordan EE%sT
@@ -1476,6 +1481,15 @@ Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907
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# Gaza changed as well, but presumed Gaza to follow the same rules as
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# the West Bank.
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+ # From Steffen Thorsen (2006-09-26):
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+ # according to the Palestine News Network (2006-09-19):
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+ # http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=596&Itemid=5
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+ # > The Council of Ministers announced that this year its winter schedule
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+ # > will begin early, as of midnight Thursday. It is also time to turn
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+ # > back the clocks for winter. Friday will begin an hour late this week.
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+ # I guess it is likely that next year's date will be moved as well,
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+ # because of the Ramadan.
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+
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# The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file.
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# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
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Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S
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Rule Palestine 1999 2005 - Apr Fri>=15 0:00 1:00 S
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Rule Palestine 1999 2003 - Oct Fri>=15 0:00 0 -
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Rule Palestine 2004 only - Oct 1 1:00 0 -
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- Rule Palestine 2005 max - Oct 4 2:00 0 -
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+ Rule Palestine 2005 only - Oct 4 2:00 0 -
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Rule Palestine 2006 max - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
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+ Rule Palestine 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 -
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+ Rule Palestine 2007 max - Oct Fri>=15 0:00 0 -
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# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
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Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct
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# IATA SSIM (1998-02) says 1998-04-02;
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# (1998-09) says 1999-03-29 and 1999-09-29; (1999-02) says 1999-04-02,
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# 2000-04-02, and 2001-04-02; (1999-09) says 2000-03-31 and 2001-03-31;
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- # ignore all these claims and go with Shanks & Pottenger.
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+ # (2006) says 2006-03-31 and 2006-09-22;
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+ # for now ignore all these claims and go with Shanks & Pottenger,
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+ # except for the 2006-09-22 claim (which seems right for Ramadan).
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Rule Syria 1994 1996 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
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- Rule Syria 1994 max - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
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+ Rule Syria 1994 2005 - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
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Rule Syria 1997 1998 - Mar lastMon 0:00 1:00 S
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Rule Syria 1999 max - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S
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+ # From Stephen Colebourne (2006-09-18):
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+ # According to IATA data, Syria will change DST on 21st September [21:00 UTC]
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+ # this year [only].... This is probably related to Ramadan, like Egypt.
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+ Rule Syria 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 -
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+ Rule Syria 2007 max - Oct 1 0:00 0 -
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# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
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Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 # Dimashq
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2:00 Syria EE%sT
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