Al-Biruni

Al-Biruni is a work of art in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. Al-Biruni is situated nearby to Berdakh State Museum of the History of Karakalpak Literature, as well as near the university Faculty of law.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include State Museum of Art named after I.V. Savitsky and State Museum of History and Culture of Karakalpakstan.

State Museum of Art named after I.V. Savitsky

Museum

Photo: Ayzadarich, CC0.

The Nukus Museum of Art, or more properly the State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Karakalpakstan named after I.V. Savitsky, is located in Nukus, Karakalpakstan and is home to the world's second largest collection of Russian avant-garde artworks, as well as galleries of antiquities and Karakalpak folk art. State Museum of Art named after I.V. Savitsky is situated 2 km northwest of Al-Biruni.

State Museum of History and Culture of Karakalpakstan

Museum

Photo: Embergenov, CC BY-SA 4.0.

State Museum of History and Culture of Karakalpakstan is situated 1½ km northwest of Al-Biruni.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nukus and Vodnik.

Nukus

Photo: Fabienkhan, Public domain.

Nukus is a city in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. It is the capital of the region However, even by Uzbek standards the town is fairly decrepit and most travellers only stay one night in order to see the Savitsky gallery.

Vodnik

Town

Vodnik is an urban-type settlement of Xoʻjayli District in Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan. Its population was 5,176 people in 1989, and 5,900 in 2016. Vodnik is situated 7 km west of Al-Biruni.

Al-Biruni

Type: Work of art
Also known as: “Abu Rayxan Beruniy”
Category: tourism
Location: Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude

42.45165° or 42° 27′ 6″ north

Longitude

59.62511° or 59° 37′ 30″ east

Open location code

8HJXFJ2G+M2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8239154305

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

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In Other Languages

“Al-Biruni” goes by many names.

Russian: “Аль-Бируни”

Notable Places Nearby

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