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America/Chicago |
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UTC-6 |
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UTC-5 |
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Africa/Ndjamena |
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UTC+1 |
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Located in southern Nebraska, United States, Holdrege is the county seat of Hall County, on the banks of the Platte River, and is an important agricultural and commercial center for the region. Founded in the 1870s and named for Robert Holdrege, an early railroad engineer, the city has grown to become a transportation hub for Southern Nebraska, with US-30 and US-283 intersecting the city, providing convenient connections to surrounding towns. The economy is centered on agriculture, with corn, soybeans, wheat and other crops, as well as food processing and manufacturing industries. There is a strong community atmosphere, with special events such as the annual Hall County Fair, which attracts residents from the surrounding area. As a regional education center, Hall Community College provides educational resources. Combining agricultural traditions with modern conveniences, Holdridge is an ideal place to experience South Central Nebraska.
Ati is an important town in central Chad, located about 600 kilometers east of the capital, N'Djamena, and is the capital of the Hadjer-Lamis region. Situated in the Sahelian zone on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, along the seasonal Batha River and surrounded by semi-arid grasslands, the town is the agricultural and pastoral hub of central Chad. The climate in Ati is hot and dry, with an average annual temperature of 28°C. It is divided into a hot dry season (March-October) and a short rainy season (July-September). The local economy is based on nomadic pastoralism and rough agriculture, with residents mostly engaged in camel and goat farming and growing drought-tolerant crops such as millet and sorghum. As a regional transportation hub, Ati connects Chad's north-south highway arteries and is a traditional trading center for local Tubu and Arab traders, with a unique desert culture and bazaar atmosphere.