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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  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: observatory in the Tian Shan Mountains in Kazakhstan
  • Also known as: “Alma-Ata Astrophysical Observatory”, “Alma-Ata Observatory”, “N42”, “Tian Shan Astronomical Observatory”, “Tianshan Astronomical Observatory”, “Tianshan Observatory”, “Tien Shan Astronomical Observatory”, “Tien Shan Observatory”, “TShAO”, “Алма-Ата обсерватория”, “Астрономическа обсерватория Тян Шан, ТШАО”, “Тянь-Шанская астрономическая обсерватория”, and “Тянь-Шань астрономиялық обсерваториясы”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Radiotelescope (Tyan-Shan’ observatory) and Big Almaty peak.

Photo: Peretz Partensky, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 230 metres east of Tien-Shan astronomical observatory.

Peak
Photo: Almaty Qala, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ulqen Almaty peak is a mountain peak of the… is situated 3 km west of Tien-Shan astronomical observatory.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Dina Julayeva, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mountain saddle, which is situated 3 km southwest of Tien-Shan astronomical observatory.

Tien-Shan astronomical observatory

Latitude
43.05809° or 43° 3′ 29″ north
Longitude
76.97007° or 76° 58′ 12″ east
Open location code
8JMR3X5C+62
Open­Street­Map ID
way 235610348
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q2431089
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Urdu—“Tien-Shan astronomical observatory” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Тяншанска астрономическа обсерватория”
  • Catalan: “Observatori Astronòmic de Tian Shan”
  • German: “Tian Shan Observatory”
  • German: “Tienschan Observatorium”
  • German: “Tienschan-Observatorium”
  • Japanese: “天山天文台”
  • Polish: “Obserwatorium Astronomiczne Tien Shan”
  • Russian: “Тянь-Шаньская астрономическая обсерватория”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio Astronómico Tien Shan”
  • Ukrainian: “Тянь-Шаньська астрономічна обсерваторія”
  • Urdu: “تین شان فلکیاتی رصدگاہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Большой Камень and Bermuda.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Tien-Shan astronomical observatory and BAP.

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