Shabla Lighthouse

Lighthouse

43°32′25.1″N 28°36′25.2″E / 43.540306°N 28.607000°E / 43.540306; 28.607000TowerConstructed1856Constructionlimestone towerHeight36 metres (118 ft)Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern on a 3-story basementMarkingsbasement and tower painted with white and red horizontal bandsLightFocal height32 metres (105 ft)Range14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)CharacteristicFl (3) W 20s.

The Shabla Lighthouse (Bulgarian: Шабленски фар) is a lighthouse located 5 kilometres east of the town of Shabla, Dobrich Province; in Bulgaria.^[1] 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.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Bulgaria". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 23, 2015.