The initiator of the construction of lighthouses in the
Caspian Sea was the
Caucasian governor M. S. Vorontsov. According to legend, the first lighthouse in the
Port-Petrovsk Fortress was built in 1852 on the mountain
Tarki-Tau, at the place where the Russian Emperor
Peter the Great laid the first stone in the foundation of the Port-Petrovsk Fortress. Initially, it was a white tower, the light of eight lamps at a height of 75 meters above sea level was amplified by reflectors, the visibility of the light reached 18 miles. With the development of the city and the port, the lighthouse ceased to be the most noticeable building in the city. In 1866 it was rebuilt under the supervision of the Hydrographic Unit of the Caspian Flotilla in a new, more successful place, on Mountain Anzhi-Arka. At the end of the 20th century, the dilapidated building was repaired. In 2008, a white flashing light was installed at the lighthouse. It is visible up to 24 miles away. The lighthouse is fully automated and is serviced by a single employee - the head of the navigation equipment production group. ==Literature==