Bosscha Observatory

Bosscha Observatory is the oldest modern in , and one of the oldest in Asia. The observatory is located in , , , approximately 15 kilometers north of .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: observatory in Indonesia
  • Also known as: “299 BOS” and “波斯查天文臺”
  • Address: #KM15 Jalan Peneropong Bintang, Bandung, 40391

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lembang and Dago.

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is a town and district in the mountain region of , .

Suburb
is an area in , , . is situated 6 km south of Bosscha Observatory.

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covers some key urban expansions of during the early 20th century.

Bosscha Observatory

Latitude
-6.82448° or 6° 49′ 28″ south
Longitude
107.61602° or 107° 36′ 58″ east
Open location code
6P595JG8+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 183137134
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q126583
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Bosscha Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مرصد بوسكا”
  • Chinese: “博斯查天文台”
  • Chinese: “博斯查天文臺”
  • Chinese: “波斯查天文台”
  • Dutch: “Bosscha Observatorium”
  • Dutch: “Bosscha-observatorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد بوسشا”
  • Esperanto: “Observatorio Bosscha”
  • French: “observatoire Bosscha”
  • French: “Observatoire Bosscha”
  • German: “Bosscha-Observatorium”
  • Indonesian: “Observatorium Bosscha”
  • Italian: “osservatorio Bosscha”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio Bosscha”
  • Japanese: “ボスカ天文台”
  • Javanese: “Observatorium Bosscha”
  • Luxembourgish: “Bosscha-Observatoire”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bosscha-observatoriet”
  • Norwegian: “Bosscha-observatoriet”
  • Polish: “Bosscha Observatory”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория имени Боссы”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория имени Босхи”
  • Slovak: “Bosscha Observatory”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio Bosscha”
  • Sundanese: “Observatorium Boscha”
  • Swedish: “Bosscha-observatoriet”
  • Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Босхи”
  • Urdu: “بوسچا رصدگاہ”

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Places to explore: Observatorium Bosscha and SMP Negri 6.

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