Srigina Island Lighthouse

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Île Srigina Lighthouse
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Srigina Island Lighthouse
LocationSrîdjîna, Algeria OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Coordinates 36°56′16″N6°53′10″E / 36.93778°N 6.8861°E / 36.93778; 6.8861
Tower
Constructed1847
Height14.3 m
Light
Focal height56.3 m [1]
Intensity180 W/24 V
Range17.5 NM
Characteristic Red, 1 flash every 5 seconds

The Srigina Island Lighthouse is located in Algeria on the island of Srigina, at the Western entrance of the harbour of Skikda. It is a landing beacon used to help boats navigate the entry to the Port of Skikda. A lighthouse was first built in 1847, with the current building a reconstruction opened in 1906.

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History

Pre-colonisation, there were few lighthouses to guide ships, aside from lanterns such as those set in the tower of the Peñón of Algiers. [2] During the colonial era, more lighthouses were built, including the lighthouse on Srigina Island in 1847.

The lighthouse made newspapers worldwide in 1885 when a swarm of crabs covered the island, even covering up the lantern in the lighthouse. [3]

Between 1891 and 1906, the lighthouse was completely rebuilt, with a petroleum powered light. [2]

Architecture

The lighthouse consists of a tower of a 14.3 m, with a lantern. It is surrounded by an 180 m2 building with photovoltaic pannels on the roof. [4]

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References

Citations

  1. ↑ ONSM (2018-10-10). "Lile de Srigina". ONSM (in French). Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  2. 1 2 Zebar, Zinedine; Balhi, Mohamed (2015). Les phares d' Algérie. Casbah éditions.
  3. ↑ "Les phares d'Algérie (VIII)". Le matin d'Algérie (in French). 27 March 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  4. ↑ ONSM (2018-10-10). "Lile de Srigina". ONSM (in French). Retrieved 2025-05-15.

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