Tashkent Planetarium is one of the newest constructions in

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, and is visited by

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people and

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. Tashkent Planetarium provides visitors with the opportunity to look at outer space, even in the morning, and enlarge their knowledge about the cosmos and the whole universe.

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Tashkent Planetarium was established by edict №649 of "

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of Republic

" on 3 November 2003, by decision of

Tashkent Tashkent (), also known as Toshkent, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uzbekistan, largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of more than 3 million people as of April 1, 2024. I ...

city

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of 7 November 2003 №748. The Planetarium is nowadays controlled by the controlling unit of Tashkent city

which focuses on

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and

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. There are two main halls at the Planetarium, and each hall has its own functions. The first hall is mainly built for showing the

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and space, using Japanese technologies. The second hall contains artefacts, where visitors can learn more about specific planets and about

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. In 2008 a group of scientists at Tashkent Planetarium discovered the new planet "Samarkand".

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Brochure about the planetariumArticle about the planetariumArticle about the planetarium in EnglishArticle about the planetarium in English
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