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	\| focalheight ={{convert\|460\|ft\|m\|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite ngall\|112\|2017\|544}} Listed as "Jiddah".</ref>		\| focalheight ={{convert\|460\|ft\|m\|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite ngall\|112\|2017\|544}} Listed as "Jiddah".</ref>
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	'''Jeddah Light''' is an ~~active~~ ] in ], ]. With a height of ~~about~~ {{convert\|~~436\|ft~~\|m\|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 ].		'''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 ].

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Lighthouse

Jeddah Light
Tower
Jeddah Light in 2020 (Jeddah Seaport)

Location	Jeddah Saudi Arabia
Coordinates	21°28′7.14″N 39°8′58.98″E / 21.4686500°N 39.1497167°E / 21.4686500; 39.1497167
Constructed	1990
Foundation	concrete
Construction	concrete and steel tower
Height	131.4 m (431 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with a spheric observation building with balcony on the top
Markings	white tower

Light
Focal height	140 metres (460 ft)
Range	25 nmi (46 km)
Characteristic	Fl (3) W 20s.

Jeddah Light is an observation and port control tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. With a height of 431 ft (131.4 m). It has been claimed 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.

References

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

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Media related to Jeddah Light at Wikimedia Commons

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