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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- 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”, “Tian Shan Observatory”, “Tianshan Astronomical Observatory”, “Tianshan Observatory”, “Tien Shan Astronomical Observatory”, and “TShAO”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Big Almaty peak and Zhosalykezen pass.
Big Almaty peak
Peak
Photo: Almaty Qala, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ulqen Almaty peak is a mountain peak of the Northern slope of the Tian Shan range of the Trans-Ili Alatau. The peak is located in the mountain spur of the Ulqen Almaty massif directly the North of the Tourist peak just 15 km from the Almaty city. Big Almaty peak is situated 3 km west of Tien-Shan astronomical observatory.
Zhosalykezen pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Dina Julayeva, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zhosalykezen pass is a mountain saddle, which is situated 3 km southwest of Tien-Shan astronomical observatory.
Tien-Shan astronomical observatory
- Categories: astronomical observatory, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Almaty, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.05809° or 43° 3′ 29″ northLongitude
76.97007° or 76° 58′ 12″ eastOpen location code
8JMR3X5C+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 235610348OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatoryWikidata ID
Q2431089
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Urdu—“Tien-Shan astronomical observatory” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Астрономическа обсерватория Тян Шан, ТШАО”
- Bulgarian: “Тяншанска астрономическа обсерватория”
- Catalan: “Observatori Astronòmic de Tian Shan”
- Catalan: “TShAO”
- German: “Alma-Ata Observatory”
- German: “Tian Shan Observatory”
- German: “Tien Shan Observatory”
- German: “Tienschan Observatorium”
- German: “Tienschan-Observatorium”
- Japanese: “天山天文台”
- Polish: “Obserwatorium Astronomiczne Tien Shan”
- Russian: “Алма-Ата обсерватория”
- Russian: “Тянь-Шанская астрономическая обсерватория”
- Russian: “Тянь-Шаньская астрономическая обсерватория”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Astronómico Tien Shan”
- Ukrainian: “Тянь-Шаньська астрономічна обсерваторія”
- Urdu: “تین شان فلکیاتی رصدگاہ”
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