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Lighthouses in Djibouti

Djibouti has 12 lighthouses on the map. The oldest dates to 1894. Below: how they split by era of construction, and the country’s oldest towers. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-23.

LIGHTHOUSES12

OLDEST1894

BUILT BEFORE 18000

By era of construction

Before 18000 · 0%

1800–18490 · 0%

1850–18993 · 25%

1900–19490 · 0%

1950 or later1 · 8%

Era unknown8 · 67%

Oldest lighthouses in Djibouti

The country’s earliest towers by recorded year of construction.

1894Ambouli Lighthouse

1894Fort Ayabele Lighthouse

1899Île Moucha Lighthouse

1952Ra's Bir Lighthouse

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