Jorf Lasfar Digue Principale Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Jorf Lasfar Digue Principale Lighthouse
Also known as: #Jorf Lasfar Digue Principale (West Jetty)
This concrete tower, standing 10 meters high, featured a cylindrical shape atop a square base. It was painted with alternating black and white horizontal bands. The lighthouse emitted two red flashes every 6 seconds. It was located at the end of the outer breakwater for the Jorf Lasfar port. The structure was deactivated and removed in 2021, with a new light announced for the location in 2022.
Why it matters: The lighthouse marked the end of the outer breakwater, guiding commercial vessels into the Jorf Lasfar port, an important industrial and export hub.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl(2) R 6s
- Light Range
- 8NM (14.8 km)
Construction & History
Significant events: Inactive since 2021, removed, new light announced in 2022
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Jorf Lasfar(0.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D2591
- NGA No.
- 23164
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with black and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower rising from a square base and painted with black and white horizontal bands
Location
- Country
- 🇲🇦Morocco
- Sea Region
- Jorf Lasfar, at the end of the outer breakwater
- Latitude
- 33.1235°
- Longitude
- -8.6450°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Jorf Lasfar Digue Principale على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Morocco، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.