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Name: Ras el-Tin Lighthouse  

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Also known as: Ra's at-Tin Light

Also known as: Alexandria Light

Nearest Town or City:
Ras el-Tin, , Egypt

Location: Ras-el-Tin, Alexandria Bay.


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Photo: Courtesy of Michel Forand
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Managing Organization:
Egyptian Ports and Lighthouses

Tower Height: 180

Height of Focal Plane: 171

Characteristic and Range: Three white flashes every 30 seconds, visible for 21 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: White cylindrical stone tower with black bands.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1848

Date Present Tower Built: 1848

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.


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