List of lighthouses in Saudi Arabia
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The total length of the Saudi Arabian coastline is 2,640 kilometres (1,640 mi)[1] with two coastlines: a long west coast on the Red Sea and a shorter east coast on the Persian Gulf.
As of 2010, active lighthouses in Saudi Arabia are maintained by the Saudi Ports Authority. There are about 633 navigational aids, of which 72% are solar-powered.[2]
The lighthouses of Saudi Arabia are listed in the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency List of Lights publication 112.[3] They are listed by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office on volume E of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals.[4] They are also listed on The Lighthouse Directory[5] and on the ARLHS World List of Lights.[6]
This list is based on The Lighthouse Directory.[5]
Red Sea lighthouses
- Jaza'ir Sila Light - about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Al Muwaylih 27°39′9.15″N 35°16′43.84″E / 27.6525417°N 35.2788444°E
- Schermo Reef Light - about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Yanbu 24°3′17.47″N 37°51′34.29″E / 24.0548528°N 37.8595250°E
- Yanbu South Light - southern approach channel to the port of Yanbu, about 65 kilometres (40 mi) south southeast of Yanbu 23°28.1′N 38°25.5′E / 23.4683°N 38.4250°E
- Shib al Khamsa Light - about 175 kilometres (109 mi) north of Jeddah 22°44.7′N 38°37.4′E / 22.7450°N 38.6233°E
- Jeddah Light - Jeddah 21°28′7.14″N 39°8′58.98″E / 21.4686500°N 39.1497167°E
- Mismari Reef Light - about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Jeddah. 21°19′26.73″N 39°1′55.03″E / 21.3240917°N 39.0319528°E
- Jizan Light - Jizan 16°53′6.43″N 42°31′46.36″E / 16.8851194°N 42.5295444°E
- South Mazarkiff Light - Farasan Islands 16°34.6′0″N 42°21.7′0″E / 16.57667°N 42.36167°E
Persian Gulf lighthouses
- Ra's Rakan Light - south of the King Fahd Causeway 25°11.9′N 50°13.3′E / 25.1983°N 50.2217°E
- Najwah Shoal Light - north end of a shoal off the entrance to Dammam 26°34′N 50°15′E / 26.567°N 50.250°E
- Abu Ali Light - about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Jubail 27°18′N 49°44′E / 27.300°N 49.733°E
- Al-Arabiyah Light - Al-'Arabiyah island, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northeast of Jubail 27°47′N 50°10′E / 27.783°N 50.167°E
- Harqus West Light - Harqus sandbank, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west northwest of Al-'Arabiyah 27°56.1′N 49°41.1′E / 27.9350°N 49.6850°E
See also
References
- ^ "Saudi Arabia". The World Factbook. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Saudi Ports Authority". ports.gov.sa. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
- ^ Admiralty List of Lights And Fog Signals vol. E Mediterranean, Black Sea and Red Sea. United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 2010 . ISBN 978-0-7077-1770-8.
- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Saudi Arabia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia". ARLHS. Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
External links
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- Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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