Jeddah Light: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively ← Previous editContent deleted Content addedVisual WikitextInline

Revision as of 10:54, 20 September 2017 editMuhandes (talk \| contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, File movers, IP block exemptions, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers, Template editors225,754 edits use quote← Previous edit		Latest revision as of 16:32, 26 August 2024 edit undoGreenC bot (talk \| contribs)Bots2,547,815 edits Reformat 1 archive link. Wayback Medic 2.5 per citations per WP:USURPURL and WP:JUDI
(23 intermediate revisions by 16 users not shown)
Line 1:		Line 1:
			{{Short description\|Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia}}
	{{Infobox lighthouse		{{Infobox lighthouse
	\| name = Jeddah Light
	\| image_name =
	\| caption = Jeddah Light
	\| location = ]<br>]
	\| pushpin_map = Saudi Arabia
	\|relief =1
	\| pushpin = lighthouse
	\| pushpin_map_caption = Saudi Arabia
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|21\|28\|7.14\|N\|39\|8\|58.98\|E\|display=inline,title}}
	\| yearbuilt = 1990<ref>, Emporis website</ref>
	\| yearlit =
	\| automated =
	\| yeardeactivated =
	\| foundation = concrete		\| foundation = concrete
	\| construction = concrete and steel tower		\| construction = concrete and steel tower
	\| shape = cylindrical tower with a spheric observation building with balcony on the top		\| shape = cylindrical tower with a spheric observation building with balcony on the top
	\| marking = white tower		\| marking = white tower
	\| height = {{convert\|133\|m\|ft}}
	\| focalheight ={{convert\|460\|ft\|m\|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite ngall\|112\|2017\|544}} Listed as "Jiddah".</ref>
	\| currentlens =
	\| intensity =
	\| range = {{convert\|25\|nmi}}
	\| characteristic = Fl (3) W 20s.
	\| lens =
	\| fogsignal =
	\| racon =
	\| admiralty = D7299.509 <br>ex-E6054.5
	\| canada =
	\| NGA = 112-30554
	\| ARLHS = SAU-003<ref name=rowlett/>
	}}		}}

	'''Jeddah Light''' is an active ] in ]. With a height of ~~approximately~~ {{convert\|~~436~~\|ft\|m}} 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>

	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{stack\|~~{{Portal\|Saudi Arabia\|~~Lighthouses}}~~}}		{{Portal\|Saudi Arabia\|Engineering}}
	* ]		* ]
	<br>

	==References==		==References==
	{{~~reflist~~}}		{{Reflist}}

			==External links==
	<br>
	{{~~commonscat\|position=left~~\|Jeddah Light}}		* {{Commons category-inline\|Jeddah Light}}

	<br>
			{{Authority control}}
⚫	{{lighthouse-stub}}
⚫	{{SaudiArabia-struct-stub}}

	]		]
Line 52:		Line 25:
	]		]
	]		]
	]		]
			]


		⚫	{{lighthouse-stub}}
		⚫	{{SaudiArabia-struct-stub}}

Latest revision as of 16:32, 26 August 2024

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".

External links

Media related to Jeddah Light at Wikimedia Commons

This lighthouse-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

This article about a building or structure in Saudi Arabia is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:

Latest revision as of 16:32, 26 August 2024

See also

References

External links