Settlement Type: | City |
Official Name: | Kitob |
Pushpin Map: | Uzbekistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 270 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uzbekistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Uzbekistan |
Subdivision Name1: | Qashqadaryo Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kitob District |
Established Title: | Town status |
Established Date: | 1976 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 40800 |
Timezone: | UZT |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Coordinates: | 39.1336°N 66.8819°W |
Postal Code: | 187000 |
Kitob (Uzbek: Kitob, Russian: Китаб|Kitab) is a city in Kitob District of Qashqadaryo Region in Uzbekistan. It is the administrative center of Kitob District.[1] Its population is 40,800 (2016).[2]
During the Soviet period, a major astronomical observatory was built at Kitab to commemorate its medieval reputation as the 'town of astronomers.'