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List of lighthouses in Saudi Arabia

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.

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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

Persian Gulf lighthouses

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Saudi Arabia". The World Factbook. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Saudi Ports Authority". ports.gov.sa. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  3. [3]
    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.
  4. [4]
    Admiralty List of Lights And Fog Signals vol. E Mediterranean, Black Sea and Red Sea. United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 2010 [2009]. ISBN 978-0-7077-1770-8.
  5. [5]
    Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Saudi Arabia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  6. [6]
    "Saudi Arabia". ARLHS. Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
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