Didamar Lighthouse

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Didamar Lighthouse
Didamar Lighthouse
Location Great Quoin Island, Oman OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Coordinates 26°28′38″N56°32′18″E / 26.47728°N 56.53844°E / 26.47728; 56.53844
Tower
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionmetal skeletal tower
Height24 m (79 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shapesquare pyramidal skeletal tower [1] [2]
Markingswhite  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Power sourcesolar power  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
Focal height60 m (200 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Range23 nmi (43 km; 26 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Texel light.gif Fl(2) W 10s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Didamar Lighthouse (also known as Quoin Island Lighthouse) is the northernmost lighthouse in Oman, located on Little Quoin Island in the As Salamah Archipelago north of Musandam Peninsula in the Strait of Hormuz.

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  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Oman". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  2. ↑ NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 13 October 2016

26°28′38.2″N56°32′18.4″E / 26.477278°N 56.538444°E / 26.477278; 56.538444

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