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Shabla Lighthouse

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Construction
  
limestone tower

Admiralty number
  
N5016

Height
  
36 m

Range
  
25,928 m

NGA number
  
17660

Characteristic
  
Fl (3) W 20s.

Address
  
9680, Bulgaria

Opened
  
1856

Focal height
  
32 m

Year first constructed
  
1856

Shabla Lighthouse

Location
  
Shabla Dobrich Province Bulgaria

Tower shape
  
octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern on a 3-story basement

Markings / pattern
  
basement and tower painted with white and red horizontal bands

Similar
  
Yaĭlata, Kaliakra, Cape Emine, Sofia Zoo, Varna Aquarium

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The Shabla Lighthouse (Bulgarian: Шабленски фар) is a lighthouse located 5 kilometres east of the town of Shabla, Dobrich Province; in Bulgaria. The lighthouse was built in 1856 by the Ottoman Empire and is the oldest lighthouse in Bulgaria. The lighthouse is located at the easternmost point of Bulgaria.

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Shabla lighthouse


References

Shabla Lighthouse Wikipedia