Maragheh observatory
The Maragheh observatory, also spelled Maragha, Maragah, Marageh, and Maraga, was an astronomical observatory established in the mid 13th century under the patronage of the Ilkhanid Hulagu and the directorship of Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, a Persian scientist and astronomer.
- Observatory
- …stands 10 metres (33 feet) tall
- …has a dome roof
- Description: observatory in Maragheh, Iranian national heritage site
- Also known as“Maragha Observatory”“Maraghah Observatory”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maragheh Petroglyph Museum and Maragheh railway station.
Maragheh Petroglyph Museum
Maragheh Petroglyph Museum is situated 3 km southeast of Maragheh observatory.
Maragheh railway station
Maragheh railway station is situated 3 km southeast of Maragheh observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taleb Khan and Nova.
Taleb Khan
Village
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Maragheh observatory
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Latitude
37.39586° or 37° 23′ 45″ north
Longitude
46.20928° or 46° 12′ 33″ east
Open location code
8H9896W5+8P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Maragheh observatory” goes by many names.
رصدخانهٔ مراغهArabic
مرصد مراغةArabic
Մարաղայի աստղադիտարանArmenian
Marağa rəsədxanasıAzerbaijani
Observatori de MaraghaCatalan
ڕوانگەی مەراغەCentral Kurdish
馬拉蓋天文台Chinese
馬拉蓋天文臺Chinese
Maragheh observatoryDutch
Maragheh-observatoriumDutch
Observatorium MaraghehIndonesian
Osservatorio di MaraghehItalian
マーガレット・M・ジャコビー天文台Japanese
マラーガ天文台Japanese
マラーゲ天文台Japanese
Maragha-observatorietNorwegian
Maragha-observatorietNorwegian Bokmål
رصدخانهٔ مراغهPersian
Марагинская обсерваторияRussian
ماراغا رصدخاناسیSouth Azerbaijani
Maragha-observatorietSwedish
Расадхонаи МароғаTajik
Meraga GözlemeviTurkish
Meraga RasathanesiTurkish
Обсерваторія МарагеUkrainian
رصدگاہ مراغہUrdu
Marag‘a rasadxonasiUzbek
Arsyllfa MaraghehWelsh
رصدگاہ مراغہWestern Panjabi
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