[tz] Asia/Nicosia

[Ilhan Yumer]

Hi Steven,


   - There are many European cultures out of Europe, like Canadians and
   Russians.
   - There are many territories under the sovereignty of an EU member state.
   - There are many UTC+02:00 countries in Africa and Asia.
   - The predominant culture and language is English and Spanish in America.
   - It is Greek colony in Asia.
   - Turkey is in both Europe and Asia.
   - Kazakhstan is in both Europe and Asia.
   - Russia is in both Europe and Asia.
   - Azerbaijan is in both Europe and Asia.
   - Georgia is in both Europe and Asia.
   - Cyprus is a Greek colony in Asia.
   - Cyprus is in Asia.
   - People should learn geography, not assume politics.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_transcontinental_countries





On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 8:42 PM, Steven Nicolaou <steven.nicolaou at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
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> I would like to propose that Asia/Nicosia move to Europe/Nicosia.
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> The Asia file makes this statement:
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> # Classically, Cyprus belongs to Asia; e.g. see Herodotus, Histories, I.72.
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> # However, for various reasons many users expect to find it under Europe.
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> While I appreciate the nod to classical antiquity, its classification
> under Asia is wholly irrelevant today. This statement appears to trivialize
> the “various reasons” why “many users” tend to expect it under Europe.
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> ·         Cyprus is a European country
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> ·         The culture is decidedly Europe-facing
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> ·         It is a member state of the European Union
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> ·         Its currency is the Euro
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> ·         It has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since 1981
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> ·         Its time zone is Eastern European Time (EET)
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> ·         The predominant culture and language is Greek
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> ·         The earliest historical reference to Cyprus in the 15th century
> BC was in Mycenaean Greek
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> ·         The Asia file itself even mentions this: “# IATA SSIM (1998-09)
> has Cyprus using EU rules for the first time.”
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> There is nothing Asian about Cyprus today. Nobody in the country
> attempting to set the local time zone is going to look for it under Asia.
> If we don’t find it under Europe, we assume it was erroneously omitted.
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> Steven
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