This is a list of lighthouses in Somalia.[1][2]

Lighthouses

NameImageYear
built
Location &
coordinates
Class of Light[2]Focal
height[2]
NGA
number[2]
Admiralty
number[2]
Range
nml[2]
Bosaso Range Rear Lighthousen/aBosaso
11°17′09.9″N 49°10′50.2″E / 11.286083°N 49.180611°E / 11.286083; 49.180611
Iso R 4s.13 metres (43 ft)31060D7260.110
Cape Guardafui Lighthouse~1930sCape Guardafui
11°50′08.4″N 51°16′43.9″E / 11.835667°N 51.278861°E / 11.835667; 51.278861
Fl W 5s.263 metres (863 ft)31072D724618
Isola dei Serpenti Lighthousen/aKismayo
0°22′47.7″S 42°33′16.8″E / 0.379917°S 42.554667°E / -0.379917; 42.554667
Fl W 4s.35 metres (115 ft)31160D684212
Hobyo Lighthousen/aHobyo
5°21′05.0″N 48°31′44.7″E / 5.351389°N 48.529083°E / 5.351389; 48.529083
Fl (3) W 10s.32 metres (105 ft)31088D723610
Jubba River Lighthouse~1912Goob Weyn
0°14′55.5″S 42°37′03.8″E / 0.248750°S 42.617722°E / -0.248750; 42.617722
Fl (2) W 10s.37 metres (121 ft)31156D68528
Merca Range Rear Lighthouse1912 est.Merca
1°42′52.8″N 44°46′04.1″E / 1.714667°N 44.767806°E / 1.714667; 44.767806
L Fl W 8.5s.35 metres (115 ft)31140D7212.120
Mogadishu Lighthouse1903 est.Mogadishu
2°02′19.3″N 45°19′59.9″E / 2.038694°N 45.333306°E / 2.038694; 45.333306
Fl W 12.5s.74 metres (243 ft)31096D721832
Ra's Hafun Lighthousen/aRas Hafun
10°26′35.0″N 51°24′50.5″E / 10.443056°N 51.414028°E / 10.443056; 51.414028
Fl (2) W 35s.107 metres (351 ft)31076D72424
Chilaani Lighthouse An ancient Lighthouse in Baraawe

See also

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Somalia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016
  3. Adam, Faaris [@FaarisAdam] (February 16, 2022). "Baraawe lighthouse, an old lighthouse on the small island of Chilaani. It is one of the second lighthouses in Horn Africa after Cape Guardafui https://t.co/mrNInSwbTI" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022 via Twitter.

Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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