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List of lighthouses in Egypt

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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]

Lighthouses on the Mediterranean Sea

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The following lighthouses are located on or near the Mediterranean Sea.

Name Location & coordinates Year built Tower height (metres) Focal height (metres) Range (nmi) Admiralty no.
Burullus Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata31°36′0″N 31°4′48″E1992394720E6162
Damietta Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata31°31′24″N 31°50′54″E1992394720E6156
El Agami Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata31°8′54″N 29°47′12″E141715E6173.50
El Arish Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata31°9′3″N 33°49′59″E1997203918E5973
El Bahar Tower Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata31°18′6″N 32°21′36″E2008424215E5978.60
El Dikheila Range Rear Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata31°8′0″N 29°48′42″E273117E6191.10
El Max Old Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata31°9′25″N 29°50′51″E1894
Great Pass Beacon Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata31°10′0″N 29°48′30″E212116E6174
Montaza Palace Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata31°17′25″N 30°1′8″E
Port Said Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata31°15′50″N 32°18′42″E1869564720N5978
Ras el Shaqiq Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata30°57′18″N 28°49′42″E1987154720E6193
Ras el-Tin Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata31°11′42″N 29°51′42″E1848555221E6173
Raschid Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata31°26′36″N 30°25′48″E1991154720E6166

Lighthouses on the Red Sea

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The following lighthouses are located on or near the Red Sea.

Name Location & coordinates Year built Tower height (metres) Focal height (metres) Range (nmi) Admiralty no.
Ashrafi Juzur Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata27°47′24″N 33°42′24″E1940263817D7296.74
Ayn Sukhnah Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata29°36′6″N 32°20′30″E2008394422D7297.05
Birket Misallat Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata29°54′24″N 32°35′36″E394218D7297.28
Bluff Point Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata27°40′48″N 33°48′24″E102415D7296.72
Brothers Islands Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata26°18′52″N 34°50′37″E1883313617D7296.2
Dahab Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata28°30′0″N 34°31′12″E102015D7297.77
Daedalus Reef Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata24°55′24″N 35°51′30″E1931303015D7296.1
El Ghardaqa Range Front Edit this on Wikidata27°12′18″N 33°50′30″E187618D7296.521
El Ghardaqa Range Rear Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata27°12′30″N 33°50′30″E155518D7296.52
El Mallaha Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata28°14′48″N 33°9′36″E101215D7296.85
Enterprise Passage Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata27°58′48″N 34°26′12″E101315D7297.67
False Ras Gharib Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata28°30′54″N 32°57′36″E101115D7296.97
Giftun el-Saghir Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata27°11′54″N 33°59′0″E253116D7296.5
Jazirat Shakir Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata27°27′0″N 34°2′12″E1889203722D7296.7
Lahata Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata29°40′24″N 32°41′12″E394718D7297.31
Nuweibah Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata29°1′42″N 34°39′12″E104615D7297.79
Qad Ibn Haddan Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata27°48′12″N 34°6′0″E1987394722D7296.725
Qadd el Tawila Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata29°47′48″N 32°38′24″E394718D7297.3
Ras Abu Darag Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata29°22′48″N 32°33′48″E1926305019D7297.01
Ras Abu Sawmah Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata26°51′6″N 34°0′6″E283016D7296.4
Ras Dib Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata28°1′48″N 33°24′54″E104515D7296.78
Ras Gharib Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata28°21′6″N 33°6′36″E1987394622D7296.95
Ras Muhaggara Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata29°48′36″N 32°28′12″E394318D7297.09
Ras Muhammad Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata27°43′36″N 34°14′54″E101515D7296.724
Ras Ruahmi Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata28°43′12″N 32°49′24″E242215D7296.98
Ras Shukier Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata28°7′54″N 33°16′30″E178522D7296.8
Ras Umm Sidd Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata27°51′0″N 34°18′48″E1987174522D7297.62
Zafarana lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata29°6′42″N 32°39′54″E1862252517D7297
Ras Zeit Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata27°57′0″N 33°30′36″E102815D7296.77
Siyal Island Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata27°33′36″N 33°52′48″E101515D7296.65
Umm El-Kiman Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata27°49′36″N 33°34′54″E102415D7296.75
Umm Qamar Lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata27°21′30″N 33°54′30″E122415D7296.58
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Egypt". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.