🔭 Kottamia Astronomical Observatory

Egypt · Africa · 29.93°N, 31.83°E

Quick facts

Country	Egypt
Continent / region	Africa
Coordinates (approx.)	29.93°N, 31.83°E · view on map
Distance to the equator	3,332 km north of it
Solar time	UTC+2 — read from longitude, so it is the sky's clock rather than the government's
Sun today (UTC)	Rises 04:11, sets 15:02 — 10 h 51 min of daylight

Kottamia Astronomical Observatory is located in Egypt, in Africa.

Closest observatories

Helwan District — 51 km away
Wise Observatory — 291 km away, in Israel
Givatayim Observatory — 371 km away, in Israel
Bareket Observatory — 375 km away, in Israel
Lee Observatory — 560 km away, in Lebanon

Straight-line distances on a sphere, computed from the coordinates. A road would be longer.

More observatories in Egypt

Helwan District.

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