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Lighthouses in Egypt

Egypt has 46 lighthouses on the map. The oldest dates to 278 BCE. 1 was built before 1800. The tallest stands 137 m. Below: how they split by era of construction, and the country’s oldest towers. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-23.

LIGHTHOUSES46

OLDEST278 BCE

BUILT BEFORE 18001

By era of construction

Before 18001 · 2%

1800–18491 · 2%

1850–18995 · 11%

1900–19493 · 7%

1950 or later10 · 22%

Era unknown26 · 57%

Oldest lighthouses in Egypt

The country’s earliest towers by recorded year of construction, with height where known.

—Lighthouse of Alexandria137 m

1848Ras el-Tin Lighthouse55 m

1862Zafarana lighthouse25 m

1869Port Said Lighthouse56 m

1883Brothers Islands Lighthouse31 m

1889Jazirat Shakir Lighthouse20 m

1894El Max Old Lighthouse

1926Ras Abu Darag Lighthouse30 m

1931Daedalus Reef Lighthouse30 m

1940Ashrafi Juzur Lighthouse26 m

1987Qad Ibn Haddan Lighthouse39 m

1987Ras el Shaqiq Lighthouse15 m

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