Arish Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Arish Lighthouse
Also known as: Arish (El Arish) West Breakwater (?)
The Arish lighthouse, built of concrete, stands 14 meters tall with a focal height of 39 meters. Its cylindrical tower features black and white horizontal bands. Activated in 1997, it emits a white light with a single flash every 5 seconds, visible for 16.9 nautical miles. The lighthouse is situated at the foot of the east breakwater on the waterfront of El Arish, a town on the northern shore of the Sinai Peninsula. It is located about 0.7 km from the nearest port of El Arish and approximately 50 km west of the Gaza Strip border. A round barbell-shaped green tower is also mentioned in its description.
Why it matters: This lighthouse provides a white flash every 5 seconds, guiding vessels in the eastern Mediterranean. Its distinctive black and white banded tower offers a unique visual identifier for mariners navigating the approaches to El Arish port and along regional shipping routes.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 39m
- Geographic Range
- 16.9NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1997
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- El Arish(0.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- N5974.
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 14m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- black and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round barbell-shaped green tower
Location
- City
- El Arish
- Country
- 🇪🇬Egypt
- Region
- North Sinai
- Sea Region
- Located at the foot of the east breakwater on the waterfront of El Arish, a town on the northern shore of the Sinai Peninsula about 50 km west of the Gaza Strip border.
- Latitude
- 31.1492°
- Longitude
- 33.8257°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Arish على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Egypt، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.