Gelibolu Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Gelibolu Lighthouse
Also known as: Gelibolu (Gallipoli)
This white, cylindrical masonry tower stands 9 meters tall and was built in 1856. Its lantern room and gallery are attached to a single-story keeper's house. The lighthouse emits a white flash every 5 seconds, visible for 16 nautical miles. Situated in a municipal park on a bluff in Gelibolu, it marks the northwest side of the Dardanelles strait. The site is open to visitors, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: The lighthouse guides vessels entering the northern part of the Dardanelles strait, a significant international shipping route.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 34m
- Geographic Range
- 16NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1856
Significant events: unsuccessful siege by Allied troops in 1915, during World War I
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- masonry
Structure: round cylindrical masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story masonry keeper's house
Location
- City
- Gelibolu
- Country
- 🇹🇷Turkey
- Region
- Canakkale
- Sea Region
- marks the northern entrance to the narrow portion of the Dardanelles. Located in a municipal park on a bluff in Gelibolu, on the northwest side of the strait.
- Latitude
- 40.4097°
- Longitude
- 26.6816°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Gelibolu(0.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- N4878
- ARLHS No.
- TUR-023
- Wikidata
- Q109041333 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
اعثر على منارة Gelibolu على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Turkey، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.