Time Zone |
Africa/Niamey |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+1 |
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
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Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Diffa, the capital of the Diffa region in southeastern Niger, is located on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert and shares a border with Nigeria, making it one of the most important border cities in Niger. The city is located in the lower Niger River basin around the climate of the tropical desert climate, hot and dry throughout the year, the average annual precipitation is less than 300 millimeters. The economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry, and the surrounding areas are rich in millet, sorghum and livestock. Diffa, as a regional trade center, undertakes the function of cross-border trade with neighboring countries, such as Nigeria, and is especially famous for the trade of livestock, agricultural products and handicrafts. The city is culturally diverse, with Hausa, Tuareg and Kanuri ethnic groups living in the area, and is unique in its crafts such as traditional leather weaving and silversmithing. Despite infrastructural challenges, Diffa remains an important economic and cultural node in the south-east of the Niger, thanks to its strategic location and rich cultural heritage.
Golmud, located in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, is an important transportation hub and emerging industrial city on the Tibetan Plateau, known as the "City of Soldiers" and "China's Salt Lake City". This city is located in the southern edge of the Qaidam Basin, named after the Golmud River, meaning "dense river place", is the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, Qinghai-Tibet Highway, Gedun Railway intersection, bear the important function of the transit of materials into Tibet and the strategic location. Surrounded by natural landscapes such as Charkhan Salt Lake, Kunlun Mountains and Coco Sicily, Charkhan Salt Lake is the largest salt lake in China, rich in salt resources, forming a unique salt lake industrial system. Golmud is not only the "throat" connecting Tibet and the mainland, but also the gateway to experience the magnificent scenery and multiculturalism of the Tibetan Plateau.