Tien-Shan astronomical observatory

The Tien Shan Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in the Tien Shan Mountains at 2,800 meters altitude, 30 kilometers south of the city of in .
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  • Observatory
  • …lies at an elevation of 2,735 metres (8,973 feet)
  • Description: observatory in the Tian Shan Mountains in Kazakhstan
  • Also known as
    “Alma-Ata Astrophysical Observatory”
    “Alma-Ata Observatory”
    “N42”
    “Tian Shan Astronomical Observatory”
    “Tian Shan Observatory”
    “TShAO”
    “Тянь-Шань астрономиялық обсерваториясы”

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Latitude
43.05809° or 43° 3′ 29″ north
Longitude
76.97007° or 76° 58′ 12″ east
Open location code
8JMR3X5C+62
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made = observatory
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Urdu—“Tien-Shan astronomical observatory” goes by many names.
Астрономическа обсерватория Тян Шан, ТШАОBulgarian
Тяншанска астрономическа обсерваторияBulgarian
Observatori Astronòmic de Tian ShanCatalan
TShAOCatalan
天山天文台Japanese
Obserwatorium Astronomiczne Tien ShanPolish
Алма-Ата обсерваторияRussian
Тянь-Шанская астрономическая обсерваторияRussian
Тянь-Шаньская астрономическая обсерваторияRussian
Тянь-Шаньська астрономічна обсерваторіяUkrainian
تین شان فلکیاتی رصدگاہUrdu
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