Miskan Island

Lighthouse

29°29′04″N 48°15′04″E / 29.4845°N 48.251111°E / 29.4845; 48.251111TowerConstructionconcrete (foundation), metal (tower)

Height11 m (36 ft)

Shapesquare

Markingsblack

Power sourcesolar power

OperatorKuwait Port Authority

LightFocal height10 m (33 ft)

Range10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi)

CharacteristicQ(4) W 30s

Miskan Island (Arabic: مسكان) is a small, uninhabited island in the Arabian Gulf off Kuwait. It is to the south of Bubiyan Island. It is about 1.2 kilometers long and 800 meters wide (area about 0.75 km²). The distance between it and Failaka Island, which lies to the south, is approximately 3.2 kilometers. The distance between Miskan and the nearest part of mainland Kuwait is about 24 kilometers. Miskan Island is devoid of any vital activity save a lighthouse managed by Ibrahem Bu-Rashid who lived in the island along with his family to guide ships sailing in the Arabian Gulf at night. This island is important because it is a link in a chain of islands along Kuwait's coastline from north to south, which provide Kuwait with a defensive frontline.

There is an active lighthouse on the island.^[1]^[2]

Early to late Islamic settlements were discovered in Miskan.^[3]

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Kuwait". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
^ NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 8 October 2016
^ Failaka and Miskan Island 2004-2009. Primary Scientific Report on the Activities of the Kuwaiti-Slovak Archaeological Mission.