Ulugbek's Observatory, Samarkand

Name: Ulugbek's Observatory
Address: Toshkent yo'li, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Telephone: +998 66 235 03 45

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The Ulugh Beg Observatory is an observatory in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg. Islamic astronomers who worked at the observatory include Al-Kashi, Ali Qushji, and Ulugh Beg himself. The observatory was destroyed in 1449 and rediscovered in 1908. ()

Local name: Ulugʻbek rasadxonasi Unesco: from 2001Area: 1.06 mi²Coordinates: 39°40'30"N, 67°0'19"E

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Toshkent yo'liSamarkand Uzbekistan

Contact

+998 66 235 03 45

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