Location | Nardaran, Sabunçu raion, Azerbaijan |
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Coordinates | 40°34′59″N 49°59′05″E / 40.583194°N 49.984722°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1882 |
Construction | masonry (foundation), masonry (tower) |
Height | 12 m (39 ft) |
Shape | round tower without windows |
Markings | white (tower), red (roof) |
Power source | mains electricity |
Light | |
First lit | 1884 |
Focal height | 72 m (236 ft) |
Characteristic | Oc(2) W 15s |
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]
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]