Kadalur Point Lighthouse

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{{short description|Lighthouse in Kerala, India}}
{{Infobox lighthouse
| name = Kadalur Point Lighthouse
| image_name = Kadalur point lighthouse.jpg
| caption = View from the entrance
| location = Kozhikode, Kerala
| coordinates = {{coord|11|28|08.6|N|75|38|14.1|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Kerala
| pushpin = lighthouse
| pushpin_map_caption = Kerala
| yearlit = 1909
| automated =
| yeardeactivated =
| foundation =
| construction = concrete tower
| shape = cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
| marking = black and white horizontal bands, red dome
| height = {{convert|34|m|ft}}
| focalheight = {{convert|57|m|ft}}
| lens =
| lightsource = mains power
| range = {{convert|23|nmi}}<ref>[http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=252&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangId=1 Kadalur Point Lighthouse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926023542/http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=252&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangId=1 |date=26 September 2015 }} ''Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships''</ref>
| characteristic = Fl W 5s.
| admiralty = F0682
| canada =
| NGA = 27652
| ARLHS = IND-013<ref>{{cite rowlett|indsw|accessdate=5 February 2016}}</ref>
}}

The '''Kadalur Point Lighthouse''' is situated in Kadalur, near [[Koyilandy]] in [[Kozhikode district]] on the coast of Arabian sea in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kadalur Point Lighthouse |url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=252&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangId=1 |publisher=Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships |accessdate=14 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926023542/http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=252&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangId=1 |archive-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kadalur Point Lighthouse |url=http://www.lighthousedigest.com/digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=3255 |publisher=Lighthouse Digest |accessdate=14 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926005423/http://www.lighthousedigest.com/digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=3255 |archive-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The circular stone masonry tower has a height of 34 meters. The tower is painted with black and white bands. The lighthouse started its operation in 1907. The light source is a metal [[halide]] lamp.

In the 18th Century Kadalur Point was known as Cotta Point. It is believed that the lighthouse was built after a shipwreck on the rocky shores at the point and one can still see the remains of it.<ref>tripuntold - [https://www.tripuntold.com/kerala/kozhikode/kadalur-point-lighthouse/ "Kadalur Point Lighthouse"], Retrieved on 11 June 2020.</ref>

== Gallery ==
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KadaloorPointLight 01.jpg
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== See also ==
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* [[List of lighthouses in India]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Lighthouse Digest|6324}}
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[[Category:Lighthouses in Kerala]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kozhikode district]]
[[Category:1907 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Transport in Kozhikode district]]
[[Category:Lighthouses completed in 1907]]

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