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Africa/Niamey |
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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 |
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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.
Granite City is located in the south-central Jilin Province, south of Jilin City, is located in the Changbai Mountains and the Songliao Plain transition zone, belongs to the temperate continental monsoon climate, east of Hwadian City, south of Meihekou City, Huinan County, west of Yitong County, north of Yongji County. The territory is rich in mineral resources, mainly coal, molybdenum, lead, zinc, wollastonite, etc., industry to mining, building materials, machinery manufacturing as the pillar, agricultural production of corn, soybeans, rice, specialties, "Granite Black Rice" "edible fungi" and other well-known near and far. As an old anti-Japanese area, Yang Jingyu once led the Panban guerrillas here, and the red culture is profound. The natural landscape includes the Guanma Cave, the first cave in the northeast, and the Lotus Mountain Forest Park, which combines ecological sightseeing and historical study, making it an important county economy in the Jilin region.