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Name: Abu Ail Light   Map it!

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Also known as: Abu Ali Light

Also known as: Quoin Island Light

Nearest Town or City:
Hodeida (Al Hudaydah), , Yemen

Location: Quoin Island, Abu Ail Islands, east side of the Red Sea.


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Photo: Baldur Drobnica

Managing Organization:
Yemen Ports Authority

Tower Height: 30

Height of Focal Plane: 340

Characteristic and Range: Two white flashes every 10 seconds, visible for 12 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: Round lantern on a short square tower, on a square dwelling.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1903

Date Present Tower Built: 1903

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? No.

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