The Maidanak High-Altitude Tourist Center is located in the Gissar Mountains at an elevation of 2,700 meters above sea level and administratively belongs to the Kamashi District of the Kashkadarya Region of Uzbekistan.

The center was established on the site of a former military facility—a spacecraft tracking station (the "Maidanak" Measuring Complex) built back when Uzbekistan was part of the Soviet Union. The facility was decommissioned in 2023, making it a wonderful example of military conversion.

The highlight and foundation of the center are two identical telescopes, the AZT-24A and AZT-24E, with primary mirror diameters of 1,100 mm. Their white buildings, featuring otherworldly architecture on the ridge line, can be seen from afar and stand out picturesquely against the sky and the juniper forests on the slopes. At night, tourists can observe distant celestial objects through the telescopes. The center sits on the highest point of the ridge, offering a breathtaking 360-degree panorama of the surrounding mountains and valleys. The snow-capped peaks of the Baysuntau Range, endless juniper forests, and red-and-white karst sinkholes are all visible as if in the palm of your hand.

In the spring of 2025, large-scale engineering and construction work began here, and in just a little over a year, a modern tourist complex for 150 guests was built. Visitors can stay in 2-to-4-person wooden chalets (such as A-Frame and Bjørn types) or in 2-person capsule cabins.

The complex also features a panoramic restaurant, a rope course, a zipline, a tubing run, and a helipad.

Four kilometers from the center, on a neighboring hill, lies the high-altitude Maidanak Astronomical Observatory, home to several powerful telescopes where scientific astronomical research is conducted. "Dark sky" tours can also be organized here, offering views of celestial bodies through the Zeiss-1000 telescope (D = 1m, F = 13.2m).