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”
  • Address: #KM15 Jalan Peneropong Bintang, Bandung, 40391

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lembang and North Bandung.

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is a town and district in the mountain region of , . The town is located in the mountains north of .

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covers some key urban expansions of during the early 20th century. It covers the Dago area with the ITB university campus and many cafés, restaurants, and the former colonial government centre of Gedung Sate.

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contains some of 's main shopping centres, from the Jalan Cihampelas 'jeans street' to the extensive Paris Van Java shopping mall. also includes the main road into the mountains of , and Bandung's airport.

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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Satellite Map

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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”
  • Chinese: “波斯查天文臺”
  • 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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