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Lighthouses in Russia

Russia has 83 lighthouses on the map. The oldest dates to 1719. 1 was built before 1800. The tallest stands 73 m. Below: how they split by era of construction, and the country’s oldest towers. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-23.

LIGHTHOUSES83

OLDEST1719

BUILT BEFORE 18001

By era of construction

Before 18001 · 1%

1800–18494 · 5%

1850–189917 · 20%

1900–194911 · 13%

1950 or later4 · 5%

Era unknown46 · 55%

Oldest lighthouses in Russia

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

1719Tolbukhin Lighthouse on Tolbukhin Island

1805Rostral columns on Spit of the Vasilievsky Island

1808Sommers Light

1813Baltiysky lighthouse

1846Taran Lighthouse30 m

1850Petropavlovsky Lighthouse

1852Makhachkala Lighthouse27 m

1853Derbent Lighthouse19 m

1858Svyatonossky lighthouse

1861Gogland South lighthouse

1863Chechen Lighthouse41 m

1872Четырёхбугорный маяк

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