North Africa
Egypt
Cairo Governorate

Kottamia Astronomical Observatory

Kottamia Astronomical Observatory is the largest telescope in the Arab world, including the Middle East and North Africa. The telescope, which is located 80 km from the center of , has a main mirror diameter of about 1.88 meters.
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  • Type: Research institute
  • Description: astronomical observatory in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Kattameya observatory”

Kottamia Astronomical Observatory

Latitude
29.93459° or 29° 56′ 5″ north
Longitude
31.827° or 31° 49′ 37″ east
Operator
National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG)
Open location code
7GXHWRMG+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 901390025
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­research_institute
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q4329973
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Kottamia Astronomical Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مرصد القطامية الفلكي الكبير”
  • Dutch: “Kottamia Astronomisch Observatorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد القطاميه الفلكى”
  • French: “Observatoire astronomique de Kottamia”
  • French: “Observatoire de Kottamia”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio di Kottamia”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Коттамиа”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Коттомиа”

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