Jeddah Light

Jeddah Light
Location	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates	21°28′07″N 39°08′59″E / 21.4687°N 39.1497°E
Tower
Constructed	1990
Foundation	concrete
Construction	concrete and steel tower
Height	131.4 m (431 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with a spheric observation building with balcony on the top
Markings	white tower
Light
Focal height	137 m (449 ft)
Range	25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi)
Characteristic	Fl(3) W 20s

Jeddah Light is an observation tower, port control tower and active lighthouse in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. With a height of 431 ft (131.4 m), it "has a credible claim to be the world's tallest light tower".^[1] It is located at the end of the outer pier on the north side of the entrance to Jeddah Seaport.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Saudi Arabia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^ Jeddah Port Control Tower^[usurped], Emporis website
^ 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. 2017. p. 544. Listed as "Jiddah".

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[rowlett-1] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Saudi Arabia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

[2] Jeddah Port Control Tower^[usurped], Emporis website

[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. 2017. p. 544. Listed as "Jiddah".

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