UTC+06:00
Identifier for a time offset from UTC of +6
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Through British Indian Ocean Territory, Antarctica and Assam
As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Bishkek, Chittagong, Dhaka, Omsk, Thimphu
South Asia
- Bangladesh – Bangladesh Standard Time
- Bhutan – Bhutan Time
Indian Ocean
- United Kingdom
Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyzstan Time (since August 12, 2005)
North Asia
- Russia – Omsk Time
Antarctica
- Some bases in Antarctica. See also Time in Antarctica.
- Australia
- Russia
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Discrepancies between official UTC+06:00 and geographical UTC+06:00
Areas within UTC+06:00 longitudes using other time zones
Using UTC+05:00:
- The very easternmost parts of Ural Federal District, Russia
Using UTC+05:30:
- Parts of India:
- Assam
- Meghalaya
- West Bengal
- Nagaland
- Manipur
- Tripura
- Mizoram
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Bihar
- Sikkim
- The northeast part of Andhra Pradesh
- The eastern part of Uttar Pradesh
- The northeast part of Chhattisgarh
- Most of Odisha
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Using UTC+05:45:
- Most of Nepal, with its capital city Kathmandu
Using UTC+06:30:
- Most of Myanmar, including the nation's capital Naypyidaw
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Using UTC+07:00:
- The westernmost part of Indonesia including most of the province Aceh with its capital Banda Aceh
- The westernmost part of Mongolia
- Parts of Russia:
- A large part of Krasnoyarsk Krai
- Tuva
- Khakassia
- Altai Republic
- Altai Krai
- Kemerovo Oblast
- Smaller parts of Novosibirsk Oblast
- Parts of Tomsk Oblast
Using UTC+08:00:
- Western Mongolia
- Parts of China:
- Most of Tibet Autonomous Region
- Most of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (see also "Use in Xinjiang")
Areas outside UTC+06:00 longitudes using UTC+06:00 time
Areas between 67°30′ E and 82°30′ E ("physical" UTC+05:00)
- Kyrgyzstan
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Russia
- Omsk Oblast
- Some island resorts in the Maldives
Use in Xinjiang
In Xinjiang, China, this time offset is known as the Xinjiang Time or Urumqi Time (Uyghur: 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 has been rejected by the local ethnic Han population and some Han-dominated regional governments.
According to Human Rights Watch, a Uyghur man was arrested and detained by Chinese authorities in 2018 on "terrorist charges" for setting his watch to Xinjiang Time.