------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007
http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear friends, According to my records and information there are older lighthouses in Asia...all in India. They are chronologically: Sagar Island Lighthouse (1821) and in 1852 the light source was shifted to a new tower at the mouth of the River Ganges. This light house is still active and comes under the Calcutta Port trust. Pondicherry (1836) inactive since 1979 False Point in Orissa ( 1837) located near Paradwip and is still active. Madras 1844 inactive since 1894 Santapille, Eastern Andhra Pradesh ( 1849) located 50 km northeast of Bhimunipatnam and is still active. Armagon Shoal, Southern Andhra Pradesh (1853) inactive 1928-38 and since 1983. Dolphin Rock, 1850 in the Bombay area still active and under the Bombay Port Trust. Oyster Rocks 1864, Karnataka near the harbor of Karwar and is still active. Fort Aguada, Goa 1864 inactive since the 1970's The above to the best of my knowledge and material available to me are a group of the oldest lighthouses in Asia. they were built by the British, Dutch, French and Portuguese. I am open to any correction as many dates vary from source to source. But one thing is very definite and that, unfortunately, is the Fort Aguada lighthouse is NOT the oldest as quoted in many articles and guide-books. Warm regards, Michael Ali Karachi, Pakistan
