List of lighthouses in Tunisia

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[]

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 / 37.0783; 11.045 (Cap Bon Lighthouse)	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 / 37.2317; 9.21 (Cap Serrat Lighthouse)	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 / 33.8933; 10.1133 (Gabès)	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 / 37.4983; 8.8767 (Galiton de l'Ouest)	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 / 36.395; 10.615 (Hammamet Lighthouse)	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 / 35.7983; 11.0333 (Ile Kuriat Lighthouse)	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 / 37.1817; 10.3283 (Ile Plane Lighthouse)	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 / 37.3567; 10.1233 (Iles Cani Lighthouse)	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 / 36.8367; 11.1167 (Kelibia Lighthouse)	1888	18 m (59 ft)	82 m (269 ft)	23 nmi (43 km)	21980
Mahdia Lighthouse		Mahdia 35°30′30″N 11°04′54″E / 35.5083°N 11.0817°E / 35.5083; 11.0817 (Mahdia Lighthouse)	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 / 37.345; 9.7383 (Ras Enghela Lighthouse)	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 / 35.2333; 11.1567 (Ras Kaboudia Lighthouse)	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 / 33.8217; 11.045 (Ras Taguerness Lighthouse)	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 / 34.65; 10.685 (Ras Thyna Lighthouse)	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 / 36.8717; 10.3483 (Sidi Bou Said Lighthouse)	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 / 35.8233; 10.6383 (Sousse Lighthouse)	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 / 36.9633; 8.7583 (Tabarka Lighthouse)	1906	14 m (46 ft)	72 m (236 ft)	17 nmi (31 km)	22148

See also[]

• List of lighthouses in Algeria (to the west)
• List of lighthouses in Libya (to the east)
• Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels

References[]

External links[]

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