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			{{Short description\|Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia}}
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	\| caption = Jeddah Light in 2020<br/>(])
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	\| yearbuilt = 1990<ref>, Emporis website</ref>
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	\| marking = white tower		\| marking = white tower
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	\| characteristic = Fl (3) W 20s.
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	'''Jeddah Light''' is an ], port control tower and active ] in ], ]. With a height of {{convert\|131.4\|m\|ft\|order=flip\|abbr=on}}, it "has a credible claim to be the world's tallest light tower".<ref name=rowlett>{{cite rowlett\|sau}}</ref> It is located at the end of the outer pier on the north side of the entrance to ].		'''Jeddah Light''' is an ], port control tower and active ] in ], ]. With a height of {{convert\|131.4\|m\|ft\|order=flip\|abbr=on}}, it "has a credible claim to be the world's tallest light tower".<ref name=rowlett>{{cite rowlett\|sau}}</ref> It is located at the end of the outer pier on the north side of the entrance to ].<ref>{{usurped\|1=}}, Emporis website</ref><ref>{{cite ngall\|112\|2017\|544}} Listed as "Jiddah".</ref>

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Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Lighthouse

Jeddah Light
Tower


Location	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates	21°28′07″N 39°08′59″E / 21.4687°N 39.1497°E / 21.4687; 39.1497
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". It is located at the end of the outer pier on the north side of the entrance to Jeddah Seaport.

References

Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Saudi Arabia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Jeddah Port Control Tower, 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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