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Helwan Observatory
The Helwan Observatory was built on top of a limestone plateau on the eastern side of Helwan city. The 30 inch Reynolds's reflector at Helwan was the first large telescope in Africa and the Middle East till 1945 and was the first telescope in the world to record Halley's Comet in 1909 and 1911.
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