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 Almaty in Kazakhstan.- 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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Radiotelescope (Tyan-Shan’ observatory)
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Big Almaty peak
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3 km west of Tien-Shan astronomical observatory
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3 km southwest of Tien-Shan astronomical observatory
Tien-Shan astronomical observatory
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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
Wikidata ID
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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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