🔭 Lee Observatory

Lebanon · Asia · 33.90°N, 35.48°E

The Lee Observatory is an astronomical observatory on the campus of the American University of Beirut in Beirut, Lebanon. Opened in 1873, it is the first and the oldest observatory of the Middle East in modern times.

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Country	Lebanon
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	33.90°N, 35.48°E · view on map

Lee Observatory is located in Lebanon, in Asia.

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