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 [update], 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 [2009]. 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
- Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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