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Ulughbek Observatory

The Ulugh Beg Observatory is an in modern day , , which was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg. This school of astronomy was constructed under the Timurid Empire, and was the last of its kind from the Islamic Medieval period.
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  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: observatory in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, built in the 1420s
  • Also known as: “Ulug’bek rasadxonasi” and “Ulugh Beg Observatory”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Afrasiyab and Prophet Daniel Mausoleum.

Grassland
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is an ancient site in northern , present-day , that was occupied from c. 500 BC to 1220 AD prior to the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. is situated 1½ km west of Ulughbek Observatory.

Place of worship
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Khoja Doniyor mausoleum is an architectural monument in . It is located in the east side of the fortress along the Siyob stream. It was built on the grave of Wali Khoja Doniyor. is situated 1 km west of Ulughbek Observatory.

Tomb
is an architectural monument in , Uzbekistan. It was built over the grave of Amir Burunduk, the commander of Amir Temur's army. is situated 2 km southwest of Ulughbek Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewish mahalla and Samarkand.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Ulughbek Observatory.

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is the city that is the bejewelled crown of the Silk Road, a rhapsody of ornate Islamic architecture with turquoise domes and soaring tiled minarets.

Ulughbek Observatory

Latitude
39.67506° or 39° 40′ 30″ north
Longitude
67.00534° or 67° 0′ 19″ east
Open location code
8JF9M2G4+24
Open­Street­Map ID
way 167457601
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q608580
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yakut—“Ulughbek Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مرصد ألغ بك”
  • Arabic: “مرصد ألوك بيك”
  • Arabic: “مرصد أولوغ بك”
  • Armenian: “Ուլուգբեկի աստղադիտարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Uluqbəy rəsədxanası”
  • Bashkir: “Олуғбәк обсерваторияһы”
  • Belarusian: “Абсерваторыя Улугбека”
  • Catalan: “Observatori d’Ulugh Beg”
  • Chinese: “乌鲁伯格天文台”
  • Chinese: “兀魯伯天文台”
  • Chinese: “兀魯伯天文臺”
  • Chinese: “兀鲁伯天文台”
  • Chinese: “撒馬爾罕天文台”
  • Chinese: “烏魯伯格天文台”
  • Czech: “Ulugbegova observatoř”
  • Dutch: “Ulugh Beg Observatory”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد اولوج بيك”
  • Esperanto: “Observatorio de Ulug Beg”
  • Estonian: “Ulugbeki observatoorium”
  • French: “observatoire astronomique d’Ulugh Beg”
  • French: “Observatoire astronomique d’Ulugh Beg”
  • Georgian: “ულუღ ბეგის ობსერვატორია”
  • German: “Ulug Begs Observatorium”
  • German: “Ulugh Beg-Observatorium”
  • Greek: “αστεροσκοπείο Ούλουγκ Μπεγκ”
  • Greek: “Αστεροσκοπείο του Ούλουγκ Μπεγκ”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים אולוג בג”
  • Hindi: “उलूग बेग वेधशाला”
  • Hungarian: “Ulug Bég obszervatóriuma”
  • Italian: “osservatorio di Ulugh Beg”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio di Ulugh Beg”
  • Japanese: “ウルグ・ベク天文台”
  • Japanese: “ウルグベク天文台”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Uluǵbek observatoriyası”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Uluģbek observatoriyası”
  • Kazakh: “Ұлықбек обсерваториясы”
  • Kirghiz: “Улугбек обсерваториясы”
  • Korean: “울루그벡 천문대”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه الغ‌بیگ”
  • Portuguese: “Observatório de Ulugh Beg”
  • Portuguese: “Observatório de Ulugue Begue”
  • Romanian: “Observatorul astronomic Ulugh Beg”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Улугбека”
  • Slovenian: “Ulugbegov observatorij”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اولوغ بیگ رصدخاناسی”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio de Ulugh Beg”
  • Swedish: “Ulug Begs observatorium”
  • Swedish: “Ulug Beks observatorium”
  • Tajik: “Расадхонаи Улуғбек”
  • Tatar: “Олугбәк обсерваториясе”
  • Thai: “หอดูดาวอูลุฆ เบก”
  • Turkish: “Uluğ Bey Rasathanesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Улугбека”
  • Urdu: “الغ بیگ رصدگاہ”
  • Urdu: “رصدگاہ الغ بیگ”
  • Uzbek: “Ulugʻbek rasadxonasi”
  • Western Panjabi: “الغ بیگ رصدگاہ”
  • Yakut: “Улугбек обсерваторията”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ОБСЕРВАТОРИЯ Ulugh Bek Observatory Memorial Museum and Market.

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