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).[1]

Amburan Lighthouse
Amburan mayakı
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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

History

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Azerbaijan's stamp (2013)

The Amburan lighthouse was built in 1882 on the Amburan spit on the Galagaya Upland. It represented a two-storey stone edifice, which was built with a residential purpose. At the side of the building facing the sea, an extension was raised in the form of a protruding porch-vestibule, rising to the level of the second floor with an almost round tower without windows.[2][3]

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 the all sides, evoking a small glazed rotunda. The Amburan lighthouse differs from all the others by the colour of its light - it has a red glint, shining alternately white and red. Previously, the light was sectorial, that is, directed in a specific direction, but after the reconstruction in 1983 it became circular.[4]

See also

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References

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  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

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  • Амбуранский маяк. Описание маяков, башен и знаков Российской Империи по берегам Каспийского моря : исправленное по 1 января 1905 года. — Издание Главного Гидрографического Управления Морского Министерства. — С.-Петербург : Тип. Мор. Мин-ва, 1905. — 35 с.