List of lighthouses in Tunisia

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This is a list of lighthouses in Tunisia , which are located along the Mediterranean coastline, and on a number of Tunisian islands. The list includes those marine lighthouses that are named landfall lights, or have a range of at least fifteen nautical miles. [1] [2]

Contents

Lighthouses

NameImageLocation &
Coordinates
Year builtTower heightFocal heightRange
nml
NGA
number
Cap Bon Lighthouse Cap Bon.jpg Cap Bon
37°04′42″N11°02′42″E / 37.0783°N 11.045°E / 37.0783; 11.045 (Cap Bon Lighthouse)
187520 m (66 ft)126 m (413 ft)30 nmi (56 km)21984
Cap Serrat Lighthouse Cap Serrat 2.jpg Cap Serrat, Bizerte
37°13′54″N9°12′36″E / 37.2317°N 9.21°E / 37.2317; 9.21 (Cap Serrat Lighthouse)
189013 m (43 ft)199 m (653 ft)24 nmi (44 km)22136
Gabès Phare de Gabes - Mai 2014.jpg Gabès
33°53′36″N10°06′48″E / 33.8933°N 10.1133°E / 33.8933; 10.1133 (Gabès)
189311 m (36 ft)13 m (43 ft)20 nmi (37 km)21820
Galiton de l'Ouest Galite-Galiton 105.jpg Galite Islands
37°29′54″N8°52′36″E / 37.4983°N 8.8767°E / 37.4983; 8.8767 (Galiton de l'Ouest)
192014 m (46 ft)168 m (551 ft)24 nmi (44 km)22144
Hammamet Lighthouse Kasbah d'Hammamet, septembre 2013, 38.jpg Hammamet
36°23′42″N10°36′54″E / 36.395°N 10.615°E / 36.395; 10.615 (Hammamet Lighthouse)
191214 m (46 ft)17 m (56 ft)15 nmi (28 km)21976
Ile Kuriat Lighthouse Kuriat island lighthouse 1.jpg Kuriat, Monastir
35°47′54″N11°02′00″E / 35.7983°N 11.0333°E / 35.7983; 11.0333 (Ile Kuriat Lighthouse)
189426 m (85 ft)30 m (98 ft)18 nmi (33 km)21920
Ile Plane Lighthouse ZoomIlePlaneGharElMelh.jpg Plane Island, Ghar al Milh
37°10′54″N10°19′42″E / 37.1817°N 10.3283°E / 37.1817; 10.3283 (Ile Plane Lighthouse)
188812 m (39 ft)20 m (66 ft)15 nmi (28 km)22056
Iles Cani Lighthouse 20120819 ile Cani.jpg Gran Ile Cani, Cap Zebib
37°21′24″N10°07′24″E / 37.3567°N 10.1233°E / 37.3567; 10.1233 (Iles Cani Lighthouse)
186021 m (69 ft)39 m (128 ft)19 nmi (35 km)22064
Kelibia Lighthouse Vue sur la Kasba.jpg Kelibia
36°50′12″N11°07′00″E / 36.8367°N 11.1167°E / 36.8367; 11.1167 (Kelibia Lighthouse)
188818 m (59 ft)82 m (269 ft)23 nmi (43 km)21980
Mahdia Lighthouse Phare de Mahdia, 28 mars 2014 (01).jpg Mahdia
35°30′30″N11°04′54″E / 35.5083°N 11.0817°E / 35.5083; 11.0817 (Mahdia Lighthouse)
189015 m (49 ft)26 m (85 ft)17 nmi (31 km)21904
Ras Enghela Lighthouse Ras Enghela lighthouse most north cap in Africa.jpg Cape Angela
37°20′42″N9°44′18″E / 37.345°N 9.7383°E / 37.345; 9.7383 (Ras Enghela Lighthouse)
189015 m (49 ft)38 m (125 ft)28 nmi (52 km)22132
Ras Kaboudia Lighthouse Chebba
35°14′00″N11°09′24″E / 35.2333°N 11.1567°E / 35.2333; 11.1567 (Ras Kaboudia Lighthouse)
Unknown18 m (59 ft)28 m (92 ft)19 nmi (35 km)21900
Ras Taguerness Lighthouse PhareTourguenessDec2012.JPG Djerba
33°49′18″N11°02′42″E / 33.8217°N 11.045°E / 33.8217; 11.045 (Ras Taguerness Lighthouse)
189549 m (161 ft)64 m (210 ft)24 nmi (44 km)21764
Ras Thyna Lighthouse Phare de thyna.jpg Thyna
34°39′00″N10°41′06″E / 34.65°N 10.685°E / 34.65; 10.685 (Ras Thyna Lighthouse)
189544 m (144 ft)55 m (180 ft)24 nmi (44 km)21836
Sidi Bou Said Lighthouse Sidibou Kassus 9.jpg Sidi Bou Said
36°52′18″N10°20′54″E / 36.8717°N 10.3483°E / 36.8717; 10.3483 (Sidi Bou Said Lighthouse)
184012 m (39 ft)146 m (479 ft)22 nmi (41 km)22040
Sousse Lighthouse Sussa3.jpg Sousse
35°49′24″N10°38′18″E / 35.8233°N 10.6383°E / 35.8233; 10.6383 (Sousse Lighthouse)
189022 m (72 ft)70 m (230 ft)22 nmi (41 km)21956
Tabarka Lighthouse TabarkaTunisia Dec2014 16.JPG Tabarka
36°57′48″N8°45′30″E / 36.9633°N 8.7583°E / 36.9633; 8.7583 (Tabarka Lighthouse)
190614 m (46 ft)72 m (236 ft)17 nmi (31 km)22148

See also

References

  1. 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. 382.
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Tunisia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 14 June 2015.