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This is a list of lighthouses in Somalia.

Lighthouses

Name Image Year
built
Location &
coordinates
Class of Light Focal
height
NGA
number
Admiralty
number
Range
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Bosaso Range Rear Lighthouse n/a Bosaso
11°17′09.9″N 49°10′50.2″E / 11.286083°N 49.180611°E / 11.286083; 49.180611
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 / 11.835667; 51.278861
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 / -0.379917; 42.554667
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 / 5.351389; 48.529083
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 / -0.248750; 42.617722
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 / 1.714667; 44.767806
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 / 2.038694; 45.333306
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 / 10.443056; 51.414028
Fl (2) W 35s. 107 metres (351 ft) 31076 D7242 4
Chilaani Lighthouse An ancient Lighthouse in Baraawe

See also

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Somalia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  2. ^ 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
  3. Adam, Faaris (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

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

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