List of lighthouses in Libya

This is a list of lighthouses in Libya, which are all located along the Mediterranean coastline of this North African country. The list includes those maritime lighthouses that are named landfall lights, or that have a range of at least twelve nautical miles. The NGA numbers are from the List of lights publication 113.[1][2]

Benghazi Lighthouse

Lighthouses
Name Location
Coordinates		 Year
built		 Tower
height		 Focal
height		 Range
nml		 NGA
number
Al Khoms LighthouseAl-Khoms
32.6570056°N 14.2688340°E / 32.6570056; 14.2688340 (Al Khoms Lighthouse)		n/a19 m (62 ft)26 m (85 ft)12 nmi (22 km)21636
Bardia LighthouseBardia
31.754337°N 25.104381°E / 31.754337; 25.104381 (Bardia Lighthouse)		n/a12 m (39 ft)98 m (322 ft)12 nmi (22 km)21432
Benghazi LighthouseBenghazi
32.12489°N 20.06361°E / 32.12489; 20.06361 (Benghazi Lighthouse)		192222 m (72 ft)41 m (135 ft)17 nmi (31 km)21508
Derna LighthouseDerna
32.74801°N 22.68465°E / 32.74801; 22.68465 (Derna Lighthouse)		n/a10 m (33 ft)60 m (197 ft)20 nmi (37 km)21472
Farwah LighthouseFarwa Island
Nuqat al Khams
33.10703°N 11.74345°E / 33.10703; 11.74345 (Farwah Lighthouse)		n/a12 m (39 ft)17 m (56 ft)12 nmi (22 km)21728
Ra's al Hallab LighthouseCastelverde
32.80193°N 13.80239°E / 32.80193; 13.80239 (Ra's al Hallab Lighthouse)		n/a22 m (72 ft)35 m (115 ft)12 nmi (22 km)21640
Ra's Lanuf LighthouseRa's Lanuf
30.5117°N 18.5383°E / 30.5117; 18.5383 (Ra's Lanuf Lighthouse)		n/a52 m (171 ft)50 m (164 ft)15 nmi (28 km)21612
Ra's Tajura LighthouseTajura
32.895°N 13.3867°E / 32.895; 13.3867 (Ra's Tajura Lighthouse)		n/a17 m (56 ft)34 m (112 ft)14 nmi (26 km)21644
Sidi Suwaykir LighthouseDeriana
32.3333°N 20.2883°E / 32.3333; 20.2883 (Sidi Suwaykir lighthouse)		n/a15 m (49 ft)21 m (69 ft)13 nmi (24 km)21500
Sirte LighthouseSirte
31.2083°N 16.5933°E / 31.2083; 16.5933 (Sirte Lighthouse)		n/a30 m (98 ft)35 m (115 ft)15 nmi (28 km)21624
Tobruk LighthouseTobruk
32.0883°N 23.99°E / 32.0883; 23.99 (Tobruk Lighthouse)		n/a8 m (26 ft)53 m (174 ft)15 nmi (28 km)21452
Tolmeita LighthouseTolmeita
32.715°N 20.945°E / 32.715; 20.945 (Tolmeita Lighthouse)		n/a16 m (52 ft)21 m (69 ft)12 nmi (22 km)21496
Tripoli LighthouseTripoli
32.905°N 13.1783°E / 32.905; 13.1783 (Tripoli Lighthouse)		n/a26 m (85 ft)60 m (197 ft)12 nmi (22 km)21652
Zuwarah LighthouseZuwarah
32.925°N 12.12°E / 32.925; 12.12 (Zuwarah Lighthouse)		n/a13 m (43 ft)15 m (49 ft)12 nmi (22 km)21716

Historic lighthouses
  • Leptis Magna Lighthouse – Located in the ruins of the Roman city of Leptis Magna it was a lighthouse that was in use between 200 and 455 AD. It has been estimated that the multi-level tower once stood 35m high. A substantial part of the lower storey still remains at the site, on a headland overlooking the now silted-up harbour.[1]

See also

References
  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Libya". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. 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. 376.

Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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