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]
Lighthouses
edit| Name | Image | Location & Coordinates |
Year built | Tower height | Focal height | Range nml |
NGA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Bon Lighthouse |  |
Cap Bon 37°04′42″N 11°02′42″E / 37.0783°N 11.045°E |
1875 | 20 m (66 ft) | 126 m (413 ft) | 30 nmi (56 km) | 21984 |
| Cap Serrat Lighthouse |  |
Cap Serrat, Bizerte 37°13′54″N 9°12′36″E / 37.2317°N 9.21°E |
1890 | 13 m (43 ft) | 199 m (653 ft) | 24 nmi (44 km) | 22136 |
| Gabès |  |
Gabès 33°53′36″N 10°06′48″E / 33.8933°N 10.1133°E |
1893 | 11 m (36 ft) | 13 m (43 ft) | 20 nmi (37 km) | 21820 |
| Galiton de l'Ouest |  |
Galite Islands 37°29′54″N 8°52′36″E / 37.4983°N 8.8767°E |
1920 | 14 m (46 ft) | 168 m (551 ft) | 24 nmi (44 km) | 22144 |
| Hammamet Lighthouse |  |
Hammamet 36°23′42″N 10°36′54″E / 36.395°N 10.615°E |
1912 | 14 m (46 ft) | 17 m (56 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | 21976 |
| Ile Kuriat Lighthouse |  |
Kuriat, Monastir 35°47′54″N 11°02′00″E / 35.7983°N 11.0333°E |
1894 | 26 m (85 ft) | 30 m (98 ft) | 18 nmi (33 km) | 21920 |
| Ile Plane Lighthouse |  |
Plane Island, Ghar al Milh 37°10′54″N 10°19′42″E / 37.1817°N 10.3283°E |
1888 | 12 m (39 ft) | 20 m (66 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | 22056 |
| Iles Cani Lighthouse |  |
Gran Ile Cani, Cap Zebib 37°21′24″N 10°07′24″E / 37.3567°N 10.1233°E |
1860 | 21 m (69 ft) | 39 m (128 ft) | 19 nmi (35 km) | 22064 |
| Kelibia Lighthouse |  |
Kelibia 36°50′12″N 11°07′00″E / 36.8367°N 11.1167°E |
1888 | 18 m (59 ft) | 82 m (269 ft) | 23 nmi (43 km) | 21980 |
| Mahdia Lighthouse | .jpg) |
Mahdia 35°30′30″N 11°04′54″E / 35.5083°N 11.0817°E |
1890 | 15 m (49 ft) | 26 m (85 ft) | 17 nmi (31 km) | 21904 |
| Ras Enghela Lighthouse |  |
Cape Angela 37°20′42″N 9°44′18″E / 37.345°N 9.7383°E |
1890 | 15 m (49 ft) | 38 m (125 ft) | 28 nmi (52 km) | 22132 |
| Ras Kaboudia Lighthouse | Chebba 35°14′00″N 11°09′24″E / 35.2333°N 11.1567°E |
Unknown | 18 m (59 ft) | 28 m (92 ft) | 19 nmi (35 km) | 21900 | |
| Ras Taguerness Lighthouse |  |
Djerba 33°49′18″N 11°02′42″E / 33.8217°N 11.045°E |
1895 | 49 m (161 ft) | 64 m (210 ft) | 24 nmi (44 km) | 21764 |
| Ras Thyna Lighthouse |  |
Thyna 34°39′00″N 10°41′06″E / 34.65°N 10.685°E |
1895 | 44 m (144 ft) | 55 m (180 ft) | 24 nmi (44 km) | 21836 |
| Sidi Bou Said Lighthouse |  |
Sidi Bou Said 36°52′18″N 10°20′54″E / 36.8717°N 10.3483°E |
1840 | 12 m (39 ft) | 146 m (479 ft) | 22 nmi (41 km) | 22040 |
| Sousse Lighthouse |  |
Sousse 35°49′24″N 10°38′18″E / 35.8233°N 10.6383°E |
1890 | 22 m (72 ft) | 70 m (230 ft) | 22 nmi (41 km) | 21956 |
| Tabarka Lighthouse |  |
Tabarka 36°57′48″N 8°45′30″E / 36.9633°N 8.7583°E |
1906 | 14 m (46 ft) | 72 m (236 ft) | 17 nmi (31 km) | 22148 |
See also
edit- List of lighthouses in Algeria (to the west)
- List of lighthouses in Libya (to the east)
- Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Tunisia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
External links
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- Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
