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Map of lighthouses in Egypt. (See Wikidata query)

This is a list of lighthouses in Egypt, which are located along both the Mediterranean and Red Sea coastlines of this North African country. The list includes active maritime lighthouses that are named landfall lights, or that have a range of at least fifteen nautical miles. The Admiralty number is that used in Admiralty List of Lights and Fog Signals Light List. [1]

Lighthouses on the Mediterranean Sea

The following lighthouses are located on or near the Mediterranean Sea.

Name Location & coordinates Year built Tower height (metres) Focal height (metres) Range ( nmi) Admiralty no.
Burullus Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 31°36′0″N 31°4′48″E1992394720E6162
Damietta Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 31°31′24″N 31°50′54″E1992394720E6156
El Agami Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 31°8′54″N 29°47′12″E141715E6173.50
El Arish Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 31°8′42″N 33°48′54″E1997203918E5973
El Bahar Tower Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 31°18′6″N 32°21′36″E2008424215E5978.60
El Dikheila Range Rear Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 31°8′0″N 29°48′42″E273117E6191.10
El Max Old Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 31°9′25″N 29°50′51″E1894
Great Pass Beacon Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 31°10′0″N 29°48′30″E212116E6174
Montaza Palace Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 31°17′25″N 30°1′8″E
Port Said Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 31°15′50″N 32°18′42″E1869564720N5978
Ras el Shaqiq Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 30°57′18″N 28°49′42″E1987154720E6193
Ras el-Tin Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 31°11′42″N 29°51′42″E1848555221E6173
Raschid Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 31°26′36″N 30°25′48″E1991154720E6166

Lighthouses on the Red Sea

The following lighthouses are located on or near the Red Sea.

Name Location & coordinates Year built Tower height (metres) Focal height (metres) Range ( nmi) Admiralty no.
Ashrafi Juzur Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 27°47′24″N 33°42′24″E1940263817D7296.74
Ayn Sukhnah Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 29°36′6″N 32°20′30″E2008394422D7297.05
Birket Misallat Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 29°54′24″N 32°35′36″E394218D7297.28
Bluff Point Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 27°40′48″N 33°48′24″E102415D7296.72
Brothers Islands Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 26°18′52″N 34°50′37″E1883313617D7296.2
Dahab Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 28°30′0″N 34°31′12″E102015D7297.77
Daedalus Reef Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 24°55′24″N 35°51′30″E1931303015D7296.1
El Ghardaqa Range Front  Edit this on Wikidata 27°12′18″N 33°50′30″E187618D7296.521
El Ghardaqa Range Rear Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 27°12′30″N 33°50′30″E155518D7296.52
El Mallaha Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 28°14′48″N 33°9′36″E101215D7296.85
Enterprise Passage Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 27°58′48″N 34°26′12″E101315D7297.67
False Ras Gharib Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 28°30′54″N 32°57′36″E101115D7296.97
Giftun el-Saghir Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 27°11′54″N 33°59′0″E253116D7296.5
Jazirat Shakir Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 27°27′0″N 34°2′12″E1889203722D7296.7
Lahata Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 29°40′24″N 32°41′12″E394718D7297.31
Nuweibah Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 29°1′42″N 34°39′12″E104615D7297.79
Qad Ibn Haddan Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 27°48′12″N 34°6′0″E1987394722D7296.725
Qadd el Tawila Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 29°47′48″N 32°38′24″E394718D7297.3
Ras Abu Darag Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 29°22′48″N 32°33′48″E1926305019D7297.01
Ras Abu Sawmah Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 26°51′6″N 34°0′6″E283016D7296.4
Ras Dib Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 28°1′48″N 33°24′54″E104515D7296.78
Ras Gharib Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 28°21′6″N 33°6′36″E1987394622D7296.95
Ras Muhaggara Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 29°48′36″N 32°28′12″E394318D7297.09
Ras Muhammad Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 27°43′36″N 34°14′54″E101515D7296.724
Ras Ruahmi Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 28°43′12″N 32°49′24″E242215D7296.98
Ras Shukier Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 28°7′54″N 33°16′30″E178522D7296.8
Ras Umm Sidd Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 27°51′0″N 34°18′48″E1987174522D7297.62
Ras Zafarana Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 29°6′42″N 32°39′54″E1862252517D7297
Ras Zeit Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 27°57′0″N 33°30′36″E102815D7296.77
Siyal Island Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 27°33′36″N 33°52′48″E101515D7296.65
Umm El-Kiman Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 27°49′36″N 33°34′54″E102415D7296.75
Umm Qamar Lighthouse  Edit this on Wikidata 27°21′30″N 33°54′30″E122415D7296.58

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Egypt". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

External links

Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.