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Aragatsotn Province

Byurakan astrophysic observatory

The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, or Byurakan Observatory is an astronomical owned and operated by the Armenian Academy of Sciences. It is located on the slope of in the village of in .
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  • Type: Business
  • Description: observatory
  • Also known as: “Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory” and “Byurakan Observatory”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Artavazik Church and Tegher Monastery.

Church
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of the 7th century is located in a stone field one kilometer northeast just a little outside the village of in the of . is situated 1½ km east of Byurakan astrophysic observatory.

Church
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is an early 13th-century Armenian monastery and church located on the southeastern slopes of near the modern village of , and across the gorge from the village of in the of . is situated 3 km northwest of Byurakan astrophysic observatory.

Church
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is situated 3½ km east of Byurakan astrophysic observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Byurakan and Antarut.

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is a city in located on the volcano Aragats. It is a good place to sleep to then climb Mount Aragats.

Village
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of .

Village
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is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the of . is home to the Radio-Optical Telescope and remains of a Bronze Age fort. is situated 2½ km northwest of Byurakan astrophysic observatory.

Byurakan astrophysic observatory

Latitude
40.33107° or 40° 19′ 52″ north
Longitude
44.26848° or 44° 16′ 7″ east
Open location code
8HG687J9+C9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6240004723
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­company
Wiki­data ID
Q1018734
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yakut—“Byurakan astrophysic observatory” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բյուրական աստղադիտարան”
  • Armenian: “Բյուրականի աստղադիտարան”
  • Armenian: “Վ. Համբարձումյանի անվան Բյուրականի աստղադիտարան”
  • Armenian: “Վիկտոր Համբարձումյանի անվան Բյուրականի աստղադիտարան”
  • Belarusian: “Бюраканская астрафізічная абсерваторыя”
  • Belarusian: “Бюраканская астрафізычная абсэрваторыя”
  • Catalan: “Observatori astrofísic de Biurakan”
  • Catalan: “Observatori de Biurakan”
  • Chinese: “布拉堪天文台”
  • Czech: “Bjurakanská observatoř”
  • Danish: “Byurakanobservatoriet”
  • Dutch: “Sterrenwacht van Byurakan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد بيوراكان”
  • Estonian: “Bjurakani observatoorium”
  • Estonian: “Viktor Hambardzumjani nimeline Bjurakani astrofüüsikaobservatoorium”
  • French: “observatoire astrophysique de Byurakan”
  • French: “Observatoire astrophysique de Byurakan”
  • Georgian: “ბიურაკანის ობსერვატორია”
  • German: “Bjurakan-Observatorium”
  • Italian: “osservatorio di Byurakan”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio di Byurakan”
  • Japanese: “ビュラカン天文台”
  • Kirghiz: “Бюракан астрофизикалык обсерваториясы”
  • Kirghiz: “Бюракан Астрофизикалык Обсерваториясы”
  • Latvian: “Bjurakanas observatorija”
  • Luxembourgish: “Byurakan-Observatoire”
  • Mingrelian: “ბიურაკანიშ ობსერვატორია”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bjurakan astrofysiske observatorium”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bjurakan astrofysiske observatorium”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه اخترفیزیک بیوراکان”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه بیوراکان”
  • Polish: “Biurakańskie Obserwatorium Astrofizyczne”
  • Portuguese: “Observatório de Biuracã”
  • Romanian: “Observatorul Biurakan”
  • Russian: “Бюраканская астрофизическая обсерватория”
  • Russian: “Бюраканская обсерватория”
  • Russian: “Бюраканская_астрофизическая_обсерватория”
  • Slovak: “Biurakanskaja astrofizičeskaja observatorija”
  • Slovak: “Biurakanské astrofyzikálne observatórium”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio Astrofísico de Byurakan”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio de Byurakan”
  • Swedish: “Bjurakanobservatoriet”
  • Tatar: “Виктор Амбарцумян исемендәге Бюракан астрофизик обсерваториясе”
  • Turkish: “Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory”
  • Turkish: “Byurakan Gözlemevi”
  • Ukrainian: “Бюраканська астрофізична обсерваторія”
  • Ukrainian: “Бюраканська обсерваторія”
  • Uzbek: “Byurakan astrofizika rasadxonasi”
  • Western Armenian: “Բիւրականի աստղադիտարան”
  • Western Armenian: “Բիւրականի Աստղադիտարան”
  • Yakut: “Бюракааннааҕы астрофизика обсерваторията”

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