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This is a list of lighthouses in Israel, both active and inactive. The total length of the Israeli coastline is 273 kilometres (170 mi).[1] Active lighthouses in Israel are maintained by the Israeli Shipping and Ports Authority (S&PA) (formerly the Shipping and Ports Administration), a statutory Authority within the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety.[2]

The lighthouses of Israel are listed in the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency List of Lights publication 113[3] for the Mediterranean Sea and 112[4] for the Gulf of Aqaba. They are listed by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office on volume E of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals.[5] They are also listed on The Lighthouse Directory[6] and on the ARLHS World List of Lights[7]

An ancient lighthouse was present on Mount Carmel in roman times.[8]

The lighthouses are listed from north to south.

Mediterranean Sea

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Name Location General information References Image
Akko Light
32°55′9.43″N 35°3′59.22″E / 32.9192861°N 35.0664500°E / 32.9192861; 35.0664500 (Akko Light)
active
Acre Established 1912
concrete cylinder with four ribs
[6]
Haifa Lee Breakwater Light
32°49′22.36″N 35°0′31.19″E / 32.8228778°N 35.0086639°E / 32.8228778; 35.0086639 (Haifa Lee Breakwater Light)
active
Haifa Moved in 2007
Skeletal triangular
[6]
Stella Maris Light
32°49′41.25″N 34°58′0.56″E / 32.8281250°N 34.9668222°E / 32.8281250; 34.9668222 (Stella Maris Light)
active
Haifa Established 1821
Current structure 1928
Octagonal
[9][10]
Mikhmoret Light
32°24′9.69″N 34°52′2.21″E / 32.4026917°N 34.8672806°E / 32.4026917; 34.8672806 (Mikhmoret Light)
active
Mikhmoret
Herzliya Light
32°9′56.9″N 34°47′33.35″E / 32.165806°N 34.7925972°E / 32.165806; 34.7925972 (Herzliya Light)
active
Herzliya
Reading Light
32°6′12.86″N 34°46′37.11″E / 32.1035722°N 34.7769750°E / 32.1035722; 34.7769750 (Reading Light)
inactive
Tel Aviv
Jaffa Light
32°3′12.45″N 34°45′1.82″E / 32.0534583°N 34.7505056°E / 32.0534583; 34.7505056 (Jaffa Light)
inactive
Jaffa
Ashdod Light
31°48′50.06″N 34°38′46.79″E / 31.8139056°N 34.6463306°E / 31.8139056; 34.6463306 (Ashdod Light)
active
Ashdod
Ashkelon Marina Breakwater Light
31°41′6.93″N 34°33′22.04″E / 31.6852583°N 34.5561222°E / 31.6852583; 34.5561222 (Ashkelon Marina Breakwater Light)
active
Ashkelon
Ashkelon Coal Jetty Breakwater Light
31°38′25.68″N 34°31′11.88″E / 31.6404667°N 34.5199667°E / 31.6404667; 34.5199667 (Ashkelon Coal Jetty Breakwater Light)
active
Ashkelon

Gulf of Aqaba

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Name Location General information Reference Image
Eilat Light
29°30′1.14″N 34°54′54.78″E / 29.5003167°N 34.9152167°E / 29.5003167; 34.9152167 (Eilat Light)
active
Eilat

References

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  1. ^ "Israel". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  2. ^ "MOT - Shipping and Ports Authority". Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
  5. ^ Admiralty List Of Lights And Fog Signals vol. E Mediterranean, Black Sea and Red Sea. United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 2009/2010. ISBN 978-0-70-771-7708. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
  6. ^ a b c Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Israel". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  7. ^ "Lighthouses in Israel (7)". ARLHS. Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  8. ^ Frank Eckardt (2008). Media and urban space: understanding, investigating and approaching mediacity. Frank & Timme GmbH. p. 330. ISBN 978-3865961426.
  9. ^ Dave Winter (1999). Israel handbook. Footprint Travel Guides. pp. 568–570. ISBN 1900949482.
  10. ^ "סטלה מאריס" [Stella Maris] (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2010-07-19.

Israel Lighthouses