List of lighthouses in Saudi Arabia

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
• Schermo Reef Light - about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Yanbu 24°3′17.47″N 37°51′34.29″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
• Shib al Khamsa Light - about 175 kilometres (109 mi) north of Jeddah 22°44.7′N 38°37.4′E
• Jeddah Light - Jeddah 21°28′7.14″N 39°8′58.98″E
• Mismari Reef Light - about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Jeddah. 21°19′26.73″N 39°1′55.03″E
• Jizan Light - Jizan 16°53′6.43″N 42°31′46.36″E
• South Mazarkiff Light - Farasan Islands 16°34.6′0″N 42°21.7′0″E

Persian Gulf lighthouses

• Ra's Rakan Light - south of the King Fahd Causeway 25°11.9′N 50°13.3′E
• Najwah Shoal Light - north end of a shoal off the entrance to Dammam 26°34′N 50°15′E
• Abu Ali Light - about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Jubail 27°18′N 49°44′E
• Al-Arabiyah Light - Al-'Arabiyah island, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northeast of Jubail 27°47′N 50°10′E
• Harqus West Light - Harqus sandbank, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west northwest of Al-'Arabiyah 27°56.1′N 49°41.1′E

See also

• Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels

References

1. "Saudi Arabia". The World Factbook. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
2. "Saudi Ports Authority". ports.gov.sa. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
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. 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. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Saudi Arabia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
6. "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.