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diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/asia b/share/zoneinfo/asia index 3007414..d64c10b 100644 --- a/share/zoneinfo/asia +++ b/share/zoneinfo/asia @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)asia 8.12 +# @(#)asia 8.13 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, @@ -1771,7 +1771,31 @@ Rule Syria 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 - # For lack of better info, assume the rule changed to "last Friday in March" # this year. Rule Syria 2007 max - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Syria 2007 max - Oct 1 0:00 0 - +# From Jesper Norgard (2007-10-27): +# The sister center ICARDA of my work CIMMYT is confirming that Syria DST will +# not take place 1.st November at 0:00 o'clock but 1.st November at 24:00 or +# rather Midnight between Thursday and Friday. This does make more sence than +# having it between Wednesday and Thursday (two workdays in Syria) since the +# weekend in Syria is not Saturday and Sunday, but Friday and Saturday. So now +# it is implemented at midnight of the last workday before weekend... +# +# From Steffen Thorsen (2007-10-27): +# Jesper Norgaard Welen wrote: +# +# > "Winter local time in Syria will be observed at midnight of Thursday 1 +# > November 2007, and the clock will be put back 1 hour." +# +# I found confirmation on this in this gov.sy-article (Arabic): +# http://wehda.alwehda.gov.sy/_print_veiw.asp?FileName=12521710520070926111247 +# +# which using Google's translate tools says: +# Council of Ministers also approved the commencement of work on +# identifying the winter time as of Friday, 2/11/2007 where the 60th +# minute delay at midnight Thursday 1/11/2007. +# +# From Arthur David Olson (2007-10-30): +# My best guess for the future is first Friday in November. +Rule Syria 2007 max - Nov Fri>=1 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 # Dimashq 2:00 Syria EE%sT |