Hyderabad, India
Nizamia observatory
Nizamia observatory is an optical observatory built by Nawab Zafar Jung Bahadur of the House of Paigah and Amir of the Khurshid Jahi estate and established by Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI - the 6th Nizam of Kingdom of Hyderabad in 1901. It participated in the Carte du Ciel making 463,542 observations. It boasted of an 8" Cooke Astrograph and a 15" Grubb refractor telescope.
- City
- Hyderabad
- Country
- India
- Category
- Landmark
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
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