This is a list of lighthouses in Somalia.[1][2]
Lighthouses
edit| Name | Image | Year built |
Location & coordinates |
Class of Light[2] | Focal height[2] |
NGA number[2] |
Admiralty number[2] |
Range nml[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosaso Range Rear Lighthouse | n/a | Bosaso 11°17′09.9″N 49°10′50.2″E / 11.286083°N 49.180611°E |
Iso R 4s. | 13 metres (43 ft) | 31060 | D7260.1 | 10 | |
| Cape Guardafui Lighthouse |  |
~1930s | Cape Guardafui 11°50′08.4″N 51°16′43.9″E / 11.835667°N 51.278861°E |
Fl W 5s. | 263 metres (863 ft) | 31072 | D7246 | 18 |
| Isola dei Serpenti Lighthouse | n/a | Kismayo 0°22′47.7″S 42°33′16.8″E / 0.379917°S 42.554667°E |
Fl W 4s. | 35 metres (115 ft) | 31160 | D6842 | 12 | |
| Hobyo Lighthouse | n/a | Hobyo 5°21′05.0″N 48°31′44.7″E / 5.351389°N 48.529083°E |
Fl (3) W 10s. | 32 metres (105 ft) | 31088 | D7236 | 10 | |
| Jubba River Lighthouse | ~1912 | Goob Weyn 0°14′55.5″S 42°37′03.8″E / 0.248750°S 42.617722°E |
Fl (2) W 10s. | 37 metres (121 ft) | 31156 | D6852 | 8 | |
| Merca Range Rear Lighthouse |  |
1912 est. | Merca 1°42′52.8″N 44°46′04.1″E / 1.714667°N 44.767806°E |
L Fl W 8.5s. | 35 metres (115 ft) | 31140 | D7212.1 | 20 |
| Mogadishu Lighthouse | 1903 est. | Mogadishu 2°02′19.3″N 45°19′59.9″E / 2.038694°N 45.333306°E |
Fl W 12.5s. | 74 metres (243 ft) | 31096 | D7218 | 32 | |
| Ra's Hafun Lighthouse | n/a | Ras Hafun 10°26′35.0″N 51°24′50.5″E / 10.443056°N 51.414028°E |
Fl (2) W 35s. | 107 metres (351 ft) | 31076 | D7242 | 4 | |
| Chilaani Lighthouse | ![An ancient Lighthouse in Baraawe[3]](/wiki/File:Chilaani_Lighthouse_in_Baraawe.jpg)
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See also
edit- List of lighthouses in Djibouti (to the north-west)
- List of lighthouses in Somaliland (autonomous region within Somalia)
- List of lighthouses in Kenya (to the south-west)
- Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels
References
edit- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Somalia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ^ a b c d e f 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. 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016
- ^ Adam, Faaris [@FaarisAdam] (16 February 2022). "Baraawe lighthouse, an old lighthouse on the small island of Chilaani. It is one of the second lighthouses in Horn Africa after Cape Guardafui https://t.co/mrNInSwbTI" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022 – via Twitter.
External links
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Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
