Amburan Lighthouse

Amburan Lighthouse
Amburan mayakı
LocationNardaran, Sabunçu raion, Azerbaijan Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates40°34′59″N 49°59′05″E / 40.583194°N 49.984722°E / 40.583194; 49.984722
Tower
Constructed1882 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionmasonry (foundation), masonry (tower) Edit this on Wikidata
Height12 m (39 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shaperound tower without windows
MarkingsWhite (tower), red (roof) Edit this on Wikidata
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1884 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height72 m (236 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicOc(2) W 15s Edit this on Wikidata

Amburan Lighthouse or Nardaran Lighthouse (Azerbaijani: Amburan mayakı), was built on the Kohne Bilgah Cape on the Galagaya Upland in 1882. It is an operating lighthouse in the Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan).

History

Azerbaijan's stamp (2013)

The Amburan lighthouse was built in 1882 on the Amburan spit on the Galagaya Upland. It was a two-storey stone edifice, originally built for residential purposes. On the side of the building facing the sea, an extension was added: a protruding porch-vestibule that rose to the second floor, topped by an almost round, windowless tower.

A lighting lantern was installed on the second floor of this tower in 1884. As in the case of the Shuvelan lighthouse, it is located in a round glazed room on all sides, evoking a small glazed rotunda. The Amburan lighthouse is unique for its light, which shines alternately white and red, with a distinct red glint. Previously, the light was sectorial, directed in a specific direction, but after the 1983 reconstruction, it became circular.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Xəzərin yol göstərənləri" (in Azerbaijani). medeniyyet.az. September 29, 2010. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  2. ↑ Алиев Дж. И. "Маяки и башни Апшерона" (in Russian). cyberleninka.ru. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  3. ↑ Oxana Bulanova (September 23, 2017). "Путешествие по маякам Абшерона" (in Russian). Эхо. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Маяки Апшерона" (in Russian). window2baku.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

Literature