The total length of the Saudi Arabian coastline is , with two coastlines: a long west coast on the Red Sea and a shorter east coast on the Persian Gulf.
, active lighthouses in Saudi Arabia are maintained by the Saudi Ports Authority. There are about 633 navigational aids, of which 72% are solar-powered.
The lighthouses of Saudi Arabia are listed in the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency List of Lights publication 112. They are listed by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office on volume E of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. They are also listed on The Lighthouse Directory and on the ARLHS World List of Lights.
This list is based on The Lighthouse Directory.
Red Sea lighthouses
- Jaza'ir Sila Light - about west of Al Muwaylih,
- Schermo Reef Light - about west of Yanbu,
- Yanbu South Light - southern approach channel to the port of Yanbu, about south southeast of Yanbu,
- Shib al Khamsa Light - about north of Jeddah,
- Jeddah Light - Jeddah,
- Mismari Reef Light - about southwest of Jeddah,
- Jizan Light - Jizan,
- South Mazarkiff Light - Farasan Islands,
Persian Gulf lighthouses
- Ra's Rakan Light - south of the King Fahd Causeway,
- Najwah Shoal Light - north end of a shoal off the entrance to Dammam,
- Abu Ali Light - about north of Jubail,
- Al-Arabiyah Light - Al-'Arabiyah island, about northeast of Jubail,
- Harqus West Light - Harqus sandbank, about west northwest of Al-'Arabiyah,
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