List of lighthouses in Egypt
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][2]
Lighthouses
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| Name | Location Coordinates |
Waterbody | Year built |
Tower Height | Focal Height | Range nmi |
Admiralty number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashrafi Juzur | Red Sea Governorate 27°47′24″N 33°42′24″E / 27.79°N 33.7067°E |
Red Sea | 1940 | 26 m (85 ft) | 38 m (125 ft) | 17 nmi (31 km) | D 7296.74 |
| Ayn Sukhnah | Ain Sukhna 29°36′06″N 32°20′30″E / 29.6017°N 32.3417°E |
Red Sea | 2008 | 39 m (128 ft) | 44 m (144 ft) | 22 nmi (41 km) | D 7297.05 |
| Birket Misallat | Suez 29°54′24″N 32°35′36″E / 29.9067°N 32.5933°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 39 m (128 ft) | 42 m (138 ft) | 18 nmi (33 km) | D 7297.28 |
| Bluff Point | Red Sea Governorate 27°40′48″N 33°48′24″E / 27.68°N 33.8067°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 10 m (33 ft) | 24 m (79 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | D 7296.72 |
| Brothers Islands Lighthouse | The Brothers, Egypt 26°18′36″N 34°50′42″E / 26.31°N 34.845°E |
Red Sea | 1883 | 31 m (102 ft) | 36 m (118 ft) | 17 nmi (31 km) | D 7296.2 |
| Burullus | Baltim 31°36′N 31°05′E / 31.6°N 31.08°E |
Mediterranean | 1992 | 39 m (128 ft) | 47 m (154 ft) | 20 nmi (37 km) | E 6162 |
| Daedalus Reef | Daedalus Reef 24°55′24″N 35°51′30″E / 24.9233°N 35.8583°E |
Red Sea | 1931 | 30 m (98 ft) | 30 m (98 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | D 7296.1 |
| Dahab | Dahab 28°30′N 34°31′E / 28.5°N 34.52°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 10 m (33 ft) | 20 m (66 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | D 7297.77 |
| Damietta | Damietta 31°31′24″N 31°50′54″E / 31.5233°N 31.8483°E |
Mediterranean | 1992 | 39 m (128 ft) | 47 m (154 ft) | 20 nmi (37 km) | E 6156 |
| El Agami | Agami 31°08′54″N 29°47′12″E / 31.1483°N 29.7867°E |
Mediterranean | Unknown | 14 m (46 ft) | 17 m (56 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | E 6173.50 |
| El Arish | Arish 31°08′42″N 33°48′54″E / 31.145°N 33.815°E |
Mediterranean | 1997 | 20 m (66 ft) | 39 m (128 ft) | 18 nmi (33 km) | E 5973 |
| El Bahar Tower | Port Fuad 31°18′06″N 32°21′36″E / 31.3017°N 32.36°E |
Mediterranean | 2008 | 42 m (138 ft) | 42 m (138 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | E 5978.60 |
| El Dikheila Range Rear | Agami 31°08′00″N 29°48′42″E / 31.1333°N 29.8117°E |
Mediterranean | Unknown | 27 m (89 ft) | 31 m (102 ft) | 17 nmi (31 km) | E 6191.10 |
| El Ghardaqa Range Front | Hurghada 27°12′18″N 33°50′30″E / 27.205°N 33.8417°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 18 m (59 ft) | 76 m (249 ft) | 18 nmi (33 km) | D 7296.521 |
| El Ghardaqa Range Rear | Hurghada 27°12′30″N 33°50′30″E / 27.2083°N 33.8417°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 15 m (49 ft) | 55 m (180 ft) | 18 nmi (33 km) | D 7296.52 |
| El Mallaha | Ras Gharib 28°14′48″N 33°09′36″E / 28.2467°N 33.16°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 10 m (33 ft) | 12 m (39 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | D 7296.85 |
| Enterprise Passage | Straits of Tiran 27°58′48″N 34°26′12″E / 27.98°N 34.4367°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 10 m (33 ft) | 13 m (43 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | D 7297.67 |
| False Ras Gharib | Ras Gharib 28°30′54″N 32°57′36″E / 28.515°N 32.96°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 10 m (33 ft) | 11 m (36 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | D 7296.97 |
| Giftun el-Saghir | Hurghada 27°11′54″N 33°59′00″E / 27.1983°N 33.9833°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 25 m (82 ft) | 31 m (102 ft) | 16 nmi (30 km) | D 7296.5 |
| Great Pass Beacon | Alexandria 31°10′00″N 29°48′30″E / 31.1667°N 29.8083°E |
Mediterranean | Unknown | 21 m (69 ft) | 21 m (69 ft) | 16 nmi (30 km) | E 6174 |
| Jazirat Shakir | Shadwan 27°27′00″N 34°02′12″E / 27.45°N 34.0367°E |
Red Sea | 1889 | 20 m (66 ft) | 37 m (121 ft) | 22 nmi (41 km) | D 7296.7 |
| Lahata | Suez 29°40′24″N 32°41′12″E / 29.6733°N 32.6867°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 39 m (128 ft) | 47 m (154 ft) | 18 nmi (33 km) | D 7297.31 |
| Nuweibah | Nuweiba 29°01′42″N 34°39′12″E / 29.0283°N 34.6533°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 10 m (33 ft) | 46 m (151 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | D 7297.79 |
| Port Said Lighthouse | Port Said 31°16′18″N 32°17′36″E / 31.2717°N 32.2933°E |
Mediterranean | 1869/1997 | 39 m (128 ft) | 47 m (154 ft) | 20 nmi (37 km) | E 5978.20 |
| Qad Ibn Haddan | Ras Muhammad 27°48′12″N 34°06′00″E / 27.8033°N 34.1°E |
Red Sea | 1987 | 39 m (128 ft) | 47 m (154 ft) | 22 nmi (41 km) | D 7296.725 |
| Qadd el Tawila | Suez 29°47′48″N 32°38′24″E / 29.7967°N 32.64°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 39 m (128 ft) | 47 m (154 ft) | 18 nmi (33 km) | D 7297.3 |
| Ras Abu Darag | Red Sea Governorate 29°22′48″N 32°33′48″E / 29.38°N 32.5633°E |
Red Sea | 1926 | 30 m (98 ft) | 50 m (164 ft) | 19 nmi (35 km) | D 7297.01 |
| Ras Abu Sawmah | Safaga 26°51′06″N 34°00′06″E / 26.8517°N 34.0017°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 28 m (92 ft) | 30 m (98 ft) | 16 nmi (30 km) | D 7296.4 |
| Ras Dib | Red Sea Governorate 28°01′48″N 33°24′54″E / 28.03°N 33.415°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 10 m (33 ft) | 45 m (148 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | D 7296.78 |
| Ras el Shaqiq | Sidi Abdel Rahman 30°57′18″N 28°49′42″E / 30.955°N 28.8283°E |
Mediterranean | 1987 | 15 m (49 ft) | 47 m (154 ft) | 20 nmi (37 km) | E 6193 |
| Ras el-Tin | Alexandria 31°11′42″N 29°51′42″E / 31.195°N 29.8617°E |
Mediterranean | 1848 | 55 m (180 ft) | 52 m (171 ft) | 21 nmi (39 km) | E 6173 |
| Ras Gharib | Ras Gharib 28°21′06″N 33°06′36″E / 28.3517°N 33.11°E |
Red Sea | 1987 | 39 m (128 ft) | 46 m (151 ft) | 22 nmi (41 km) | D 7296.95 |
| Ras Muhaggara | Suez 29°49′N 32°28′E / 29.81°N 32.47°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 39 m (128 ft) | 43 m (141 ft) | 18 nmi (33 km) | D 7297.09 |
| Ras Muhammad | Ras Muhammad 27°43′36″N 34°14′54″E / 27.7267°N 34.2483°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 10 m (33 ft) | 15 m (49 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | D 7296.724 |
| Ras Ruahmi | Ras Gharib 28°43′12″N 32°49′24″E / 28.72°N 32.8233°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 24 m (79 ft) | 22 m (72 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | D 7296.98 |
| Ras Shukier | Ras Gharib 28°07′54″N 33°16′30″E / 28.1317°N 33.275°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 17 m (56 ft) | 85 m (279 ft) | 22 nmi (41 km) | D 7296.8 |
| Ras Umm Sidd | Sharm el-Sheikh 27°51′00″N 34°18′48″E / 27.85°N 34.3133°E |
Red Sea | 1987 | 17 m (56 ft) | 45 m (148 ft) | 22 nmi (41 km) | D 7297.62 |
| Ras Zafarana | Red Sea Governorate 29°06′42″N 32°39′54″E / 29.1117°N 32.665°E |
Red Sea | 1862 | 25 m (82 ft) | 25 m (82 ft) | 17 nmi (31 km) | D 7297 |
| Ras Zeit | Red Sea Governorate 27°57′N 33°31′E / 27.95°N 33.51°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 10 m (33 ft) | 28 m (92 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | D 7296.77 |
| Raschid | Rosetta 31°26′36″N 30°25′48″E / 31.4433°N 30.43°E |
Mediterranean | 1991 | 15 m (49 ft) | 47 m (154 ft) | 20 nmi (37 km) | E 6166 |
| Siyal Island | Siyal Islands 27°34′N 33°53′E / 27.56°N 33.88°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 10 m (33 ft) | 15 m (49 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | D 7296.65 |
| Umm El-Kiman | Red Sea Governorate 27°49′36″N 33°34′54″E / 27.8267°N 33.5817°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 10 m (33 ft) | 24 m (79 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | D 7296.75 |
| Umm Qamar | Hurghada 27°21′30″N 33°54′30″E / 27.3583°N 33.9083°E |
Red Sea | Unknown | 12 m (39 ft) | 24 m (79 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | D 7296.58 |
See also
- List of lighthouses in Libya (to the west)
- List of lighthouses in Israel (to the east)
- Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Egypt". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Egypt: Red Sea". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
External links
Media related to Lighthouses in Egypt at Wikimedia Commons