Standard TimeEAT |
UTC+3 |
Daylight Saving Time
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
IANA Time Zone |
Africa/Addis_Ababa |
Asaita time compared to Beijing time (China) |
5 hours ahead |
Assaita is an important town in the Afar region of eastern Ethiopia, located on the border between the Afar region and the Somaliland region, close to the Ethiopian-Somali border. Located on the edge of the Danakil Depression, it has a hot and arid climate and is dominated by a semi-desert landscape. The town is a distribution center for local agricultural and pastoral products, and the surrounding area is dominated by nomadic pastoralism, raising camels, goats and other livestock. Assaita is also one of the important transportation nodes connecting Ethiopia with Djibouti and Somalia. In recent years, with the promotion of regional development projects, the infrastructure has been gradually improved, but the overall town still maintains its traditional townscape. The local population is predominantly Afar, and its cultural practices are distinctly East African and nomadic.
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