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Lighthouses in Eritrea

Eritrea has 12 lighthouses on the map. The oldest dates to 1883. Below: how they split by era of construction, and the country’s oldest towers. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-23.

LIGHTHOUSES12

OLDEST1883

BUILT BEFORE 18000

By era of construction

Before 18000 · 0%

1800–18490 · 0%

1850–18991 · 8%

1900–19493 · 25%

1950 or later0 · 0%

Era unknown8 · 67%

Oldest lighthouses in Eritrea

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

1883Ra's Gombo Lighthouse

1914Ra's Madur Lighthouse

1915Sha'b Shakhs Lighthouse

1916Difnein Island Lighthouse

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