Kitob ( uz, Kitob, russian: Китаб, Kitab) is a city in

Kitob District Kitob District ( uz, Kitob tumani) is a district of Qashqadaryo Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Kitob. It has an area of and its population is 266,400 (2021 est.). The district consists of one city ( Kitob), 13 urban-type settl ...

Qashqadaryo Region Qashqadaryo Region ( uz, Qashqadaryo viloyati, Қашқадарё вилояти, قەشقەدەريا ۋىلايەتى; old spelling ''Kashkadarya Region'', russian: Кашкадарьинская область) is one of the regions of Uzbekist ...

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

. It is the administrative center of Kitob District. Its population is 40,800 (2016). During the

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

period, a major astronomical

observatory An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geophysical, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed. His ...

was built at Kitab to commemorate its medieval reputation as the 'town of astronomers.'

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Populated places in Qashqadaryo Region Cities in Uzbekistan {{Uzbekistan-geo-stub