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UTC | UTC+06:00 |
Current time | |
23:17, 11 January 2021 UTC+06:00 [refresh] | |
Central meridian | |
90 degrees E | |
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UTC+06:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +06:00. This time is used in:
As standard time (all year round)
Principal cities: Dhaka, Almaty, Omsk
South Asia
Central Asia
- Kazakhstan - Time in Kazakhstan[1]
- Except the provinces of Aktobe, Atyrau, Kyzylorda, Mangystau and West Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyzstan Time (since August 12, 2005)
North Asia
Use in Xinjiang
In Xinjiang, China, this time offset is known as the Xinjiang Time or Urumqi Time (Uighur: شىنجاڭ ۋاقتى). It is set due to its geographical location in the westernmost part of China. It has been approved by Chinese authorities for civil purposes since February 1986, although the decision had been rejected by the local ethnic Han population and some Han-dominated regional governments.
According to Human Rights Watch, an Uyghur man was arrested and detained by Chinese authorities in 2018 over "terrorist charges" for setting his watch to Xinjiang Time.[3]
See also
- Bangladesh Standard Time
- Time in Antarctica – some stations use this time zone
- Time in Russia
- Xinjiang Time
References
- ^ "Commonwealth of independent States (CIS) Time Zone Map". WorldTimeZone.com. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ "Russia Time Zone Map". WorldTimeZone.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ Alexandra Ma (September 9, 2018). "China reportedly detained a man on terrorist charges because he set his watch 2 hours behind Beijing time". Business Insider.