Île Kuriat Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Île Kuriat Lighthouse
Also known as: Île Kuriat (Jazirat Qurayyat)
The Île Kuriat lighthouse was built in 1894 from masonry and stands 26 meters tall. It is a square tower that rises from a one-story keeper's house, topped with a lantern and gallery. The operational light emits a red flash every 5 seconds to the north and a white flash every 5 seconds to the south, with a focal height of 30 meters. This light has a geographic range of 15.3 nautical miles. The lighthouse is situated on a small, uninhabited island approximately 20 kilometers east of Monastir, Tunisia.
Why it matters: This lighthouse warns vessels of the low-lying Île Kuriat and its surrounding waters, which present a navigational hazard. Its sector light provides specific directional information to mariners in an otherwise open stretch of sea.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red/White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl R 5s (N), Fl W 5s (S)
- Focal Height
- 30m
- Geographic Range
- 15.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1894
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Monastir(9.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- E6380
- NGA No.
- 21920
- ARLHS No.
- TUN-002
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 26m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- masonry
Structure: square masonry tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a 1-story keeper's house
Location
- Country
- 🇹🇳Tunisia
- Region
- Monastir
- Sea Region
- A small, uninhabited island about 20 km (13 mi) east of Monastir and 32 km (20 mi) north of Mahdia, known as Kuriat or Qurayyat.
- Latitude
- 35.7996°
- Longitude
- 11.0334°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Île Kuriat على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Tunisia، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.