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'''Jeddah Light''' is an ] and port control tower in ], ]. With a height of {{convert|131.4|m|ft|order=flip|abbr=on}}. It has been claimed 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 ] and port control tower and an 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 ].


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Jeddah Light in 2020
(Jeddah Seaport)
LocationJeddah
Saudi Arabia
Coordinates21°28′7.14″N 39°8′58.98″E / 21.4686500°N 39.1497167°E / 21.4686500; 39.1497167
Tower
Constructed1990
Foundationconcrete
Constructionconcrete and steel tower
Height131.4 m (431 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with a spheric observation building with balcony on the top
Markingswhite tower
Light
Focal height140 metres (460 ft)
Range25 nmi (46 km)
CharacteristicFl (3) W 20s.

Jeddah Light is an observation and port control tower and an 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.

See also

References

  1. Jeddah Port Control Tower, Emporis website
  2. 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".
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Saudi Arabia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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