Amburan lighthouse
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]
| Shape | round tower without windows |
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History
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
References
- ^ "Xəzərin yol göstərənləri" (in azərbaycanca). medeniyyet.az. September 29, 2010. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ Алиев Дж. И. "Маяки и башни Апшерона" (in русский). cyberleninka.ru. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ Oxana Bulanova (September 23, 2017). "Путешествие по маякам Абшерона" (in русский). Эхо. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Маяки Апшерона" (in русский). window2baku.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
Literature
- 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.