List of lighthouses in Saudi Arabia explained

The total length of the Saudi Arabian coastline is ^[1] with two coastlines: a long west coast on the Red Sea and a shorter east coast on the Persian Gulf.

, 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. They are listed by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office on volume E of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals.^[3] They are also listed on The Lighthouse Directory and on the ARLHS World List of Lights.^[4]

This list is based on The Lighthouse Directory.

Red Sea lighthouses

• Jaza'ir Sila Light - about west of Al Muwaylih 27.6525°N 35.2788°W
• Schermo Reef Light - about west of Yanbu 24.0549°N 37.8595°W
• Yanbu South Light - southern approach channel to the port of Yanbu, about south southeast of Yanbu 23.4683°N 63.5°W
• Shib al Khamsa Light - about north of Jeddah 22.745°N 75.4°W
• Jeddah Light - Jeddah 21.4687°N 39.1497°W
• Mismari Reef Light - about southwest of Jeddah. 21.3241°N 39.032°W
• Jizan Light - Jizan 16.8851°N 42.5295°W
• South Mazarkiff Light - Farasan Islands 16.5767°N 42.3617°W

Persian Gulf lighthouses

• Ra's Rakan Light - south of the King Fahd Causeway 25.1983°N 63.3°W
• Najwah Shoal Light - north end of a shoal off the entrance to Dammam 26.5667°N 65°W
• Abu Ali Light - about north of Jubail 27.3°N 93°W
• Al-Arabiyah Light - Al-'Arabiyah island, about northeast of Jubail 27.7833°N 60°W
• Harqus West Light - Harqus sandbank, about west northwest of Al-'Arabiyah 27.935°N 90.1°W

See also

• Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels

Notes and References

1. Web site: Saudi Arabia. The World Factbook. 2010-08-08.
2. Web site: Saudi Ports Authority . ports.gov.sa . 8 August 2010.
3. Book: Admiralty List of Lights And Fog Signals vol. E Mediterranean, Black Sea and Red Sea. United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 978-0-7077-1770-8. 2009. 2010.
4. Web site: Saudi Arabia. 2010-08-08. Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society . ARLHS.