ОБСЕРВАТОРИЯ Ulugh Bek Observatory Memorial Museum
ОБСЕРВАТОРИЯ Ulugh Bek Observatory Memorial Museum is a museum in Uzbekistan which is located on Самаркандская кольцевая дорога. ОБСЕРВАТОРИЯ Ulugh Bek Observatory Memorial Museum is situated nearby to the bus station Intercity ‘Ulughbek’ Bus and Taxi Station, as well as near the marketplace Market.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: 8:00 AM—7:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Address: Самаркандская кольцевая дорога
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ulughbek Observatory and Afrasiyab.
Ulughbek Observatory
Observatory
Photo: PetarM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ulugh Beg Observatory is an observatory in modern day Samarkand, Uzbekistan, which was built in the 1420s by the Timurid astronomer Ulugh Beg. This school of astronomy was constructed under the Timurid Empire, and was the last of its kind from the Islamic Medieval period.
Afrasiyab
Grassland
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Afrasiyab is an ancient site in northern Samarkand, present-day Uzbekistan, that was occupied from c. 500 BC to 1220 AD prior to the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. Afrasiyab is situated 1½ km west of ОБСЕРВАТОРИЯ Ulugh Bek Observatory Memorial Museum.
Prophet Daniel Mausoleum
Place of worship
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Khoja Doniyor mausoleum is an architectural monument in Samarkand. It is located in the east side of the Afrosiyab fortress along the Siyob stream. It was built on the grave of Wali Khoja Doniyor. Prophet Daniel Mausoleum is situated 1 km west of ОБСЕРВАТОРИЯ Ulugh Bek Observatory Memorial Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jewish mahalla and Samarkand.
Jewish mahalla
Neighborhood
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Jewish mahalla is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km southwest of ОБСЕРВАТОРИЯ Ulugh Bek Observatory Memorial Museum.
Samarkand
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Samarkand is the city that is the bejewelled crown of the Silk Road, a rhapsody of ornate Islamic architecture with turquoise domes and soaring tiled minarets.
ОБСЕРВАТОРИЯ Ulugh Bek Observatory Memorial Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.67521° or 39° 40′ 31″ northLongitude
67.00554° or 67° 0′ 20″ eastOpen location code
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