Country Uzbekistan District Kitob District Time zone UZT (UTC+5) Population 43,961 (2010) | Region Qashqadaryo Region Town status 1976 Elevation 622 m | |
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Kitab (Uzbek: Kitob, Russian: Китаб) is a town in Kitob District of Qashqadaryo Region in Uzbekistan. It is the administrative center of Kitob District. It population is nearly entirely Tajik.
During the Soviet period, a major astronomical observatory was built at Ketob to commemorate its medieval reputation as the 'town of astronomers.'
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Kitab, Uzbekistan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA