Add a zone Asia/North_Nicosia for North Cyprus. * NEWS: Document this. * asia, zone.tab, zone1970.tab (Asia/North_Nicosia): New zone. --- NEWS | 5 +++-- asia | 11 ++++++++++- zone.tab | 3 ++- zone1970.tab | 3 ++- 4 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index a4af3b2..64233bf 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ Unreleased, experimental changes Changes to future time stamps Turkey switched from EET/EEST (+02/+03) to permanent +03, - effective 2016-09-07. (Thanks to Burak AYDIN.) Use "+03" rather - than an invented abbreviation for the new time. + effective 2016-09-07. (Thanks to Burak AYDIN.) Northern Cyprus + followed suit the next day, which creates a zone Asia/North_Nicosia. + Use "+03" rather than an invented abbreviation for the new time. New leap second 2016-12-31 23:59:60 UTC as per IERS Bulletin C 52. (Thanks to Tim Parenti.) diff --git a/asia b/asia index e285326..4462cd4 100644 --- a/asia +++ b/asia @@ -773,6 +773,12 @@ Zone Asia/Macau 7:34:20 - LMT 1912 Jan 1 # Cyprus # # Milne says the Eastern Telegraph Company used 2:14:00. Stick with LMT. +# IATA SSIM (1998-09) has Cyprus using EU rules for the first time. +# +# From Paul Eggert (2016-09-09): +# Yesterday's Cyprus Mail reports that Northern Cyprus followed Turkey's +# lead and switched from +02/+03 to +03 year-round. +# http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/09/08/two-time-zones-cyprus-turkey-will-not-turn... # # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Cyprus 1975 only - Apr 13 0:00 1:00 S @@ -788,7 +794,10 @@ Rule Cyprus 1981 1998 - Mar lastSun 0:00 1:00 S Zone Asia/Nicosia 2:13:28 - LMT 1921 Nov 14 2:00 Cyprus EE%sT 1998 Sep 2:00 EUAsia EE%sT -# IATA SSIM (1998-09) has Cyprus using EU rules for the first time. +Zone Asia/North_Nicosia 2:13:27 - LMT 1921 Nov 14 + 2:00 Cyprus EE%sT 1998 Sep + 2:00 EUAsia EE%sT 2016 Sep 8 + 3:00 - +03 # Classically, Cyprus belongs to Asia; e.g. see Herodotus, Histories, I.72. # However, for various reasons many users expect to find it under Europe. diff --git a/zone.tab b/zone.tab index bf1bb71..15989f4 100644 --- a/zone.tab +++ b/zone.tab @@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ CU +2308-08222 America/Havana CV +1455-02331 Atlantic/Cape_Verde CW +1211-06900 America/Curacao CX -1025+10543 Indian/Christmas -CY +3510+03322 Asia/Nicosia +CY +3510+03322 Asia/Nicosia Cyprus (most areas) +CY +3511+03322 Asia/North_Nicosia North Cyprus CZ +5005+01426 Europe/Prague DE +5230+01322 Europe/Berlin Germany (most areas) DE +4742+00841 Europe/Busingen Busingen diff --git a/zone1970.tab b/zone1970.tab index 49f0b0b..efe27b1 100644 --- a/zone1970.tab +++ b/zone1970.tab @@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ CU +2308-08222 America/Havana CV +1455-02331 Atlantic/Cape_Verde CW,AW,BQ,SX +1211-06900 America/Curacao CX -1025+10543 Indian/Christmas -CY +3510+03322 Asia/Nicosia +CY +3510+03322 Asia/Nicosia Cyprus (most areas) +CY +3511+03322 Asia/North_Nicosia North Cyprus CZ,SK +5005+01426 Europe/Prague DE +5230+01322 Europe/Berlin Germany (most areas) DK +5540+01235 Europe/Copenhagen -- 2.7.4