diff --git a/man5/tzfile.5 b/man5/tzfile.5
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--- a/man5/tzfile.5
+++ b/man5/tzfile.5
@@ -7,9 +7,15 @@ tzfile \- timezone information
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B #include <tzfile.h>
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-The timezone information files used by
-.BR tzset (3)
-begin with the magic characters "TZif" to identify then as
+This page describes the structure of the timezone files used by
+.BR tzset (3).
+These files are typically found under one of the directories
+.IR /usr/lib/zoneinfo
+or
+.IR /usr/share/zoneinfo .
+
+Timezone information files
+begin with the magic characters "TZif" to identify them as
 timezone information files,
 followed by a character identifying the version of the file's format
 (as of 2005, either an ASCII NUL (\(aq\\0\(aq) or a \(aq2\(aq)