>From 229c692cb9d1c4160a3e6f4839bfdcc89fa00dac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2016 23:56:42 -0700 Subject: [PROPOSED PATCH] Cyprus split into two time zones Re-add a zone Asia/North_Nicosia for Northern Cyprus. (Thanks to Even Scharning for confirming.) * NEWS: Document this. * asia, zone.tab, zone1970.tab (Asia/North_Nicosia): New zone. --- NEWS | 7 ++++++- asia | 17 +++++++++++++++-- zone.tab | 3 ++- zone1970.tab | 3 ++- 4 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 0ca3458..e7153f0 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ News for the tz database Unreleased, experimental changes - Briefly: Tonga reintroduces DST starting 2016-11-06. + Briefly: Cyprus split into two time zones on 2016-10-30, and Tonga + reintroduces DST on 2016-11-06. Changes to future time stamps @@ -14,6 +15,10 @@ Unreleased, experimental changes Changes to past and future time stamps + Northern Cyprus is now +03 year round, causing a split in Cyprus + time zones starting 2016-10-30 at 04:00. This creates a zone + Asia/North_Nicosia. (Thanks to Even Scharning.) + Antarctica/Casey switched from +08 to +11 on 2016-10-22. (Thanks to Steffen Thorsen.) diff --git a/asia b/asia index b2c9930..abef728 100644 --- a/asia +++ b/asia @@ -771,9 +771,19 @@ 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-clocks-back-next-month/ # +# From Even Scharning (2016-10-31): +# Looks like the time zone split in Cyprus went through last night. +# http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/10/30/cyprus-new-division-two-time-zones-now-reality/ + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Cyprus 1975 only - Apr 13 0:00 1:00 S Rule Cyprus 1975 only - Oct 12 0:00 0 - @@ -788,7 +798,10 @@ 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 cf774b5..919dd1c 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 Northern 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 b7372cf..bc26420 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 Northern Cyprus CZ,SK +5005+01426 Europe/Prague DE +5230+01322 Europe/Berlin Germany (most areas) DK +5540+01235 Europe/Copenhagen -- 2.7.4