List of lighthouses in Algeria
This is a list of lighthouses in Algeria. The list includes those maritime lighthouses that are named landfall lights, or have a range of at least fifteen nautical miles. They are located along the Mediterranean coastline, and on a number of Algerian islands.[1][2][3]
List
| Name | Location Coordinates |
Year built |
Tower Height | Focal Height | Range | NGA Number | image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Bengut Lighthouse | Dellys 36°55′12″N 3°53′30″E / 36.92°N 3.8917°E |
2010 | 29 m (95 ft) | 63 m (207 ft) | 30 nmi (56 km) | 22360 | 
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| Cap Bougaroun Lighthouse | Skikda Province 37°05′N 6°28′E / 37.09°N 6.47°E |
Unknown | 10 m (33 ft) | 91 m (299 ft) | 29 nmi (54 km) | 22284 | |
| Cap Carbon Lighthouse | Béjaïa 36°46′36″N 5°06′18″E / 36.7767°N 5.105°E |
1851 | 10 m (33 ft) | 220 m (722 ft) | 28 nmi (52 km) | 22328 | 
|
| Cap Caxine Lighthouse | Aïn Bénian 36°48′42″N 2°57′24″E / 36.8117°N 2.9567°E |
1868 | 33 m (108 ft) | 64 m (210 ft) | 30 nmi (56 km) | 22424 | 
|
| Cap de Fer Lighthouse | Skikda Province 37°04′54″N 7°10′24″E / 37.0817°N 7.1733°E |
1859 | 17 m (56 ft) | 65 m (213 ft) | 19 nmi (35 km) | 22228 | |
| Cap de Garde Lighthouse | Annaba 36°58′06″N 7°47′06″E / 36.9683°N 7.785°E |
1884 | 14 m (46 ft) | 143 m (469 ft) | 30 nmi (56 km) | 22208 | |
| Cap de l'Aiguille Lighthouse | Oran 35°52′36″N 0°29′24″W / 35.8767°N 0.49°W |
1906 | 10 m (33 ft) | 62 m (203 ft) | 26 nmi (48 km) | 22580 | |
| Cap Falcon Lighthouse | Oran 35°46′18″N 0°47′54″W / 35.7717°N 0.7983°W |
1868 | 27 m (89 ft) | 104 m (341 ft) | 31 nmi (57 km) | 22672 | |
| Cap Ivi Lighthouse | Mostaganem Province 36°06′54″N 0°13′42″E / 36.115°N 0.2283°E |
1898 | 18 m (59 ft) | 118 m (387 ft) | 31 nmi (57 km) | 22520 | 
|
| Cap Matifou Lighthouse | Aïn Taya 36°48′42″N 3°14′48″E / 36.8117°N 3.2467°E |
1868 | 6 m (20 ft) | 74 m (243 ft) | 23 nmi (43 km) | 22368 | |
| Cap Sigli Lighthouse | Béjaïa Province 36°53′30″N 4°45′12″E / 36.8917°N 4.7533°E |
1906 | 25 m (82 ft) | 57 m (187 ft) | 17 nmi (31 km) | 22336 | |
| Cap Tenes Lighthouse | Ténès 36°33′00″N 1°20′30″E / 36.55°N 1.3417°E |
1865 | 31 m (102 ft) | 89 m (292 ft) | 31 nmi (57 km) | 22488 | |
| Fort Joinville Lighthouse | Cherchell 36°36′42″N 2°11′24″E / 36.6117°N 2.19°E |
1855 | 26 m (85 ft) | 37 m (121 ft) | 21 nmi (39 km) | 22468 | 
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| Ghazaouet - Nemours Lighthouse | Ghazaouet 35°05′54″N 1°52′18″W / 35.0983°N 1.8717°W |
Unknown | 15 m (49 ft) | 93 m (305 ft) | 26 nmi (48 km) | 22700 | |
| Ile Rachgoun Lighthouse | Béni Saf 35°19′30″N 1°28′42″W / 35.325°N 1.4783°W |
1870 | 15 m (49 ft) | 81 m (266 ft) | 16 nmi (30 km) | 22696 | |
| Ile Srigina Lighthouse | Skikda Province 36°56′18″N 6°53′12″E / 36.9383°N 6.8867°E |
1906 | 12 m (39 ft) | 54 m (177 ft) | 20 nmi (37 km) | 22272 | |
| Iles Habibas Lighthouse | Habibas Islands 35°43′18″N 1°07′54″W / 35.7217°N 1.1317°W |
1879 | 12 m (39 ft) | 112 m (367 ft) | 26 nmi (48 km) | 22684 | |
| Ilot d'Arzew Lighthouse | Oran 35°52′24″N 0°17′24″W / 35.8733°N 0.29°W |
1848 | 12 m (39 ft) | 19 m (62 ft) | 16 nmi (30 km) | 22540 | 
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| Jetee du Large Lighthouse | Oran 35°43′12″N 0°37′36″W / 35.72°N 0.6267°W |
1905 | 15 m (49 ft) | 21 m (69 ft) | 22 nmi (41 km) | 22584 | |
| Passe Nord Lighthouse | Algiers 36°46′36″N 3°04′42″E / 36.7767°N 3.0783°E |
Unknown | 17 m (56 ft) | 23 m (75 ft) | 20 nmi (37 km) | 22380 | |
| Pointe Colombi Lighthouse | El Marsa, Chlef 36°26′42″N 0°56′30″E / 36.445°N 0.9417°E |
Unknown | 29 m (95 ft) | 60 m (197 ft) | 26 nmi (48 km) | 22512 | |
| Pointe de Dellys Lighthouse | Dellys 36°55′24″N 3°55′24″E / 36.9233°N 3.9233°E |
2007 | 15 m (49 ft) | 41 m (135 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | 22348 | |
| Ras Afia Lighthouse | Jijel 36°49′12″N 5°41′30″E / 36.82°N 5.6917°E |
1871 | 14 m (46 ft) | 43 m (141 ft) | 24 nmi (44 km) | 22308 | _05.JPG)
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| Sidi Fredj Lighthouse | Sidi Fredj 36°46′00″N 2°50′54″E / 36.7667°N 2.8483°E |
1970s | 24 m (79 ft) | 42 m (138 ft) | 17 nmi (31 km) | 22432 |
See also
- List of lighthouses in Morocco (to the west)
- List of lighthouses in Tunisia (to the east)
- Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels
References
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2014. p. 390.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Western Algeria". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Eastern Algeria". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
External links
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