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[[File:Chennai Light House.jpg|thumb|[[Lighthouse, Chennai]]]]<br />
There are many [[lighthouse]]s along the long coastline of [[India]] and in the associated [[List of islands of India|islands]]. They are administered by the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships, [[Government of India]] whose headoffice is located in [[Noida]].<br />
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They are categorized for administrative reasons into nine directorates: [[Gandhidham]], [[Jamnagar]], [[Mumbai]], [[Goa]], [[Kochi|Cochin]], [[Chennai]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Kolkata]] and [[Port Blair]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Location of our offices|url=http://dgll.nic.in/Content/64_1_Introduction.aspx|publisher=Directorate General of Lighthouses & Lightships|accessdate=8 April 2014}}</ref><br />
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== Gandhidham directorate ==<br />
Office located in [[Gandhidham]]:<br />
* [[Kandla]]<br />
* [[Bhadreshwar]]<br />
* [[Balachhadi]]<br />
* [[Navalakhi]]<br />
* [[Chhachhi]]<br />
* [[Harudi]]<br />
* [[Jakhau]]<br />
* [[Narayan Sarovar]] (Koteshwar)<br />
* [[Vanku]]<br />
* [[Chudeshwar]]<br />
* [[Mundra]] (Navinal)<br />
* [[Mandvi]]<br />
* [[Okha, India|Okha]]<br />
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== Jamnagar directorate ==<br />
Office located in [[Jamnagar]]:<br />
* [[Alang]]<br />
* Bhidbhanjan<br />
* Bural<br />
* Chank<br />
* Daman<br />
* [[Diu, India|Diu]]-Head<br />
* [[Dwarka|Dwaraka]]<br />
* [[Ghogha]]<br />
* [[Gopnath Bhavnagar]]<br />
* Jafrabad<br />
* Jegri<br />
* Jodiya<br />
* [[Mangrol, Kathiawar|Mangrol]]<br />
* Jhanjhmer<br />
* Kachhighadh<br />
* Kalubhar<br />
* Mawadi<br />
* Mungra<br />
* Navadra<br />
* Navi Bandar<br />
* [[Piram Island]]<br />
* [[Pirotan]] Island<br />
* [[Porbandar]]<br />
* Preigee Main Lightship<br />
* Ruvapari<br />
* Saiyad Rajapara<br />
* Savaibet<br />
* Simar<br />
* [[Veraval]]<br />
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== Mumbai directorate ==<br />
Office located in [[Mumbai]]:<br />
* Arnala<br />
* Chaul Kadu<br />
* [[Devgarh, Maharashtra|Devgarh]]<br />
* [[Hazira]], [[Surat]]<br />
* Jaigarh Head, [[Ratnagiri]]<br />
* Kanai Creek<br />
* Kanhoji Angre Island<br />
* Korlai, [[Korlai Fort]]<br />
* Luhara (formerly Broach Point)<br />
* Malpe<br />
* Nanwel<br />
* [[Prong's Lighthouse]], Mumbai<br />
* [[Ratnagiri]]<br />
* Satpati<br />
* St. George Island<br />
* [[Tarapur, Maharashtra|Tarapur]]<br />
* Tolkeshwar point<br />
* [[Uttan]]<br />
* Khadi, [[Valsad]]<br />
* Wagapur Point<br />
* Wasi Borsi, [[Navsari]]<br />
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'''Mumbai Horbour'''<br />
* [[Dolphin Lighthouse]], Mumbai<br />
* [[Sunk Rock Lighthouse]], Mumbai<br />
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== Goa directorate ==<br />
[[File:Fort Aguada Goa.JPG|thumb|[[Fort Aguada]] Lighthouse, Goa]]<br />
Office located in [[Goa]]:<br />
* Aguada, [[Fort Aguada]], [[Goa]]<br />
* [[Suratkal]] point<br />
* [[Honavar]]<br />
* Betul<br />
* Kap ([[Kapu, Karnataka|Kaup]])<br />
* [[Bhatkal]]<br />
* [[Vengurla]] Point<br />
* Vengurla Rocks<br />
* [[Oyster Rock Lighthouse]], [[Karwar]]<br />
* Kundapura<br />
* Tadri<br />
[[File:Kapu Beach Lighthouse .jpg|thumb|Kapu Beach Lighthouse]]<br />
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== Cochin directorate ==<br />
[[File:Thangassery Light House, Kollam.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Tangasseri Lighthouse]] in [[Kollam]] city]]<br />
[[File:Cannanore Lighthouse.JPG|thumb|[[Cannanore Lighthouse]], Kannur]]<br />
[[File:Lighthouse worms eye.jpg|thumb|Worms eye view of the lighthouse on [[Minicoy]]]]<br />
Office located in [[Kochi|Cochin]]:<br />
* Agatti<br />
* Alleppey ([[Alappuzha Lighthouse]], [[Alappuzha]])<br />
* Amini<br />
* Androth-East<br />
* Androth-West<br />
* [[Azhikode Lighthouse]]<br />
* [[Beypore Lighthouse]]<br />
* [[Bitra]] Island, [[Lakshadweep]]<br />
* Cannanore<br />
* [[Chetlat Island]], [[Lakshadweep]]<br />
* [[Chetwai Lighthouse]]<br />
* [[Kadalur Point Lighthouse]]<br />
* Kadamath<br />
* Kalpeni<br />
* [[Kasaragod Lighthouse]]<br />
* [[Kavaratti]] Island, [[Lakshadweep]]<br />
* Kiltan North, [[Kiltan]] Island, [[Lakshadweep]]<br />
* Kiltan South<br />
* [[Manakkodam Lighthouse]], [[Andhakaranazhy]]<br />
* Minicoy North, [[Minicoy Island Lighthouse]], [[Lakshadweep]]<br />
* Minicoy South<br />
* Mount Dilly Lighthouse, [[Kannur]]<br />
* [[Ponnani Lighthouse]]<br />
* Suhelipar<br />
* Thinnakara<br />
* Valiyakara<br />
* [[Vypin Lighthouse|Vypin]] or Cochin<br />
* [[Anjengo Lighthouse]], [[Anchuthengu|Anjengo]], [[Trivandrum]]<br />
* [[Kovilthottam Lighthouse]], [[Chavara]], [[Kollam]]<br />
* [[Vizhinjam Lighthouse]], [[Trivandrum]]<br />
* [[Tangasseri Lighthouse]], [[Kollam]]<br />
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'''Others'''<br />
* [[Kovalam Lighthouse]], [[Trivandrum]]<br />
* [[Karwar]]<br />
* [[Ezhimala Lighthouse]], [[Payyannur, Kannur]]<br />
* [[Kozhikode Lighthouse]], [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]]<br />
* [[Light House Hill]], [[Mangalore]], Karnataka<br />
* [[Tellicherry Lighthouse]], [[Thalassery, Kannur]]<br />
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== Chennai directorate ==<br />
[[File:Mahabalipuram lighthouse.jpg|thumb|[[Mahabalipuram Lighthouse]]]]<br />
[[File:Muttom Lighthouse.jpg|thumb|Muttom Lighthouse]]<br />
Office located in [[Chennai]]:<br />
* Kaniyakumari<br />
* [[Pulicat]]<br />
* [[Mahabalipuram Lighthouse]]<br />
* [[Parangipettai|Porto Novo]]<br />
* [[Nagapattinam]]<br />
* [[Point Calimere]]<br />
* Kodikkarai<br />
* Mallipatinam<br />
* [[Passipattinam]]<br />
* [[Rameswaram Lighthouse]]<br />
* [[Pamban Island Lighthouse]]<br />
* Kadappakam<br />
* [[Pandiyan Tivu Lighthouse]], [[Tuticorin]]<br />
* [[Manapad Lighthouse]]<br />
* [[Ammapattinam]]<br />
* [[Kilakarai Lighthouse]]<br />
* Vembar<br />
* [[Kovilthottam Lighthouse]], [[Kollam]]<br />
* [[Lighthouse, Chennai|Chennai Lighthouse]]<br />
* [[Pondicherry Lighthouse]], [[Pondicherry|Puducherry]]<br />
* Cuddalore<br />
* Poompuhar<br />
* Karaikal<br />
* Olakuda<br />
* [[Muttom, Kanyakumari|Muttom]] point<br />
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* [[Cape Comorin]]<br />
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== Visakhapatnam directorate ==<br />
[[File:Santapille Lighthouse.jpg|thumb|[[Santapille Lighthouse]]]]<br />
Office located in [[Visakhapatnam]]:<br />
* [[Santapille Lighthouse]], [[Chintapalli, Vizianagaram|Chintapalli]]<br />
* [[Bheemunipatnam]]<br />
* [[Dolphin's Nose]], [[Visakhapatnam]]<br />
* [[Pudimadaka]]<br />
* [[Pentakota]]<br />
* [[Vakalapudi]], [[Kakinada]]<br />
* [[Sacramento Lighthouse]], [[Bojjavaripeta]]<br />
* [[Ramayapatnam]]<br />
* [[Antervedi]]<br />
* [[Machilipatnam]]<br />
* [[Nagayalanka]]<br />
* [[Nizampatnam]]<br />
* [[Vodarevu]]<br />
* [[Iskapalli]]<br />
* [[Krishnapatnam]]<br />
* [[Armagon]]<br />
* Ravaport<br />
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== Kolkata directorate ==<br />
* Baruva<br />
* Chandrabhaga Lighthouse, [[Konark]]<br />
* Dariapur Lighthouse, [[Gopalpur-on-Sea]]<br />
* [[False Point]] at [[Kendrapara district]] of [[Odisha]]<br />
* [[Gopalpur-on-Sea]] Lighthouse at [[Gopalpur, Odisha]]<br />
* [[Kalingapatnam]]<br />
* [[Paradip]] Lighthouse, [[Paradip]]<br />
* Prayagi<br />
* [[Puri]] Lighthouse<br />
* Saugor<br />
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'''Others'''<br />
* [[Digha]]<br />
* [[Sagar Island]]<br />
* [[Tajpur lighthouse]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
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== Port Blair directorate ==<br />
Office located in [[Port Blair]]:<ref>{{cite web|title=Lighthouses in Port Blair district|url=http://dgll.nic.in/LightHouses.aspx#|publisher=Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships|accessdate=9 April 2014}}</ref><br />
* [[Andaman Strait Eastern Entrance Lighthouse]], [[Baratang]]<br />
* [[Awes Island Lighthouse]], near [[Mayabunder]]<br />
* [[Battimalv Island|Battimalv]] Lighthouse, [[Car Nicobar]]<br />
* [[Bompoka]], near [[Teressa (Nicobar Islands)]]<br />
* [[Cape Connaught Lighthouse]], [[Nancowry Island]]<br />
* [[Chidiya Tapu Lighthouse]], [[South Andaman Island]]<br />
* [[Chowra]] island, near [[Nancowry Island]], [[Nicobar Islands]]<br />
* [[East Island (Andaman & Nicobar Islands)|East Island]] [[East Island Lighthouse (Andaman & Nicobar Islands)|Lighthouse]], [[Diglipur]], [[North Andaman Island]]<br />
* [[Indira Point]], [[Great Nicobar Island]]<br />
* [[Interview Island]], [[Andaman Islands]]<br />
* [[Kabra Island]], [[Nicobar Islands]]<br />
* [[Katchal Island]] West Bay<br />
* Katchal East Bay Lighthouse<br />
* [[Keating Point Lighthouse]], [[Car Nicobar]]<br />
* [[Little Andaman]]<br />
* [[Menchal Island]], [[Nicobar Islands]]<br />
* [[Middle Button Island]], [[Ritchie's Archipelago]]<br />
* [[Narcondam Island]], [[Andaman Islands]]<br />
* [[North Brother Island, India|North Brother Island]]<br />
* [[North Button Island]], [[Ritchie's Archipelago]]<br />
* [[North Cinque Island]]<br />
* [[North Point Lighthouse (Andaman & Nicobar Islands)|North Point Lighthouse]], [[Port Blair]]<br />
* [[Port Cornwallis]] [[Port Cornwallis Lighthouse|Lighthouse]], [[Ross Island (Andaman)|Ross Island]]<br />
* [[Pulo Milo]], [[Nicobar Islands]]<br />
* [[Rosen Point Lighthouse]], near [[Campbell Bay (Great Nicobar)|Campbell Bay]]<br />
* [[Rutland Island]]<br />
* [[Sir Hugh Rose Island]], [[Ritchie's Archipelago]]<br />
* [[South Button Island]], [[Ritchie's Archipelago]]<br />
* [[South Sentinel Island]], [[Andaman Islands]]<br />
* [[Strait Island]]<br />
* [[Tillangchong|Tillanchang]] Lighthouse, [[Nicobar Islands]]<br />
* [[Wilson Island (Ritchie's Archipelago)|Wilson Island]], [[Ritchie's Archipelago]]<br />
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'''Others'''<br />
* [[Barren Island (Andaman Islands)|Barren Island]], [[Andaman Islands]]<br />
* [[Havelock Island Lighthouse]], [[Havelock Island]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels]]<br />
Amateur (Ham) Radio special event stations at Indian lighthouses - by Lion Ajoy VU2JHM<br />
2008 - AT8LH - Mahaballipuram Old (Historical IND 011) and New Light Houses IND 016<br />
2009 - AT8LHC - Kadalur Point IND 013<br />
2010 - VU0LH - Surathkal IND 114<br />
2011 - VU9LHA - Alleppy IND 071 and VU9LHF - Vypin IND 083<br />
2012 - VU7M - Minicoy (Lakshadweep) LAK 009, AT0ULH - Uttan (Maharastra) IND 119<br />
2013 - AT13LH - Pondicherry (Old Historical IND 012) and IND 053<br />
2014 - AT5RP - Rameshwaram IND 058 and Pamban Bridge IND 048<br />
2015 - AT5K - Kasargod IND 090<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Commons category|Lighthouses in India}}<br />
* [http://dgll.nic.in/ Official website of Directorate General of Lighthouses & Lightships, India]<br />
{{cite rowlett|index}}<br />
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{{Lighthouses}}<br />
{{Asia topic|List of lighthouses in}}<br />
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[[Category:Lighthouses in India|*]]<br />
[[Category:India transport-related lists|Lighthouses]]<br />
[[Category:Lists of buildings and structures in India|Lighthouses]]<br />
[[Category:Lists of lighthouses|India]]<br />
[[Category:Lists of tourist attractions in India]]</div>
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