Miskan Island

Jazirat Maskan Lighthouse

Location	Miskan Island, Kuwait
Coordinates	29°29′04″N 48°15′04″E / 29.4845°N 48.251111°E / 29.4845; 48.251111
Tower
Construction	concrete (foundation), metal (tower)
Height	11 m (36 ft)
Shape	square
Markings	black
Power source	solar power
Operator	Kuwait Port Authority
Light
Focal height	10 m (33 ft)
Range	10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi)
Characteristic	Q(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]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Kuwait
• History of Kuwait

References

29°29′9″N 48°15′5″E / 29.48583°N 48.25139°E / 29.48583; 48.25139

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