Amburan Lighthouse

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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]

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 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.[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 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.[4]

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References

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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.