Ra's Alam el-Rum Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ra's Alam el-Rum Lighthouse
Ra's Alam el-Rum Lighthouse is a 40-meter-tall square skeletal steel tower. It is equipped with a lantern and gallery, and displays a large white rectangular slatted daymark. The structure is painted white with a red band. Its focal height reaches 48 meters. The light produces a white flash every five seconds, with a geographic range of 18.4 nautical miles. The lighthouse is located on elevated ground near Ra's Alam el-Rum, approximately 15 kilometers east of Mersa Matruh, Egypt. The nearest port is Matruh, 5.7 kilometers away. The site is accessible to the public, though the tower is not.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the Ra's Alam el-Rum cape, offering a navigation aid for vessels along Egypt's northern Mediterranean coast. It also functions as a visual reference point during daylight hours.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 48m
- Geographic Range
- 18.4NM
Location
- City
- Marsa Matruh
- Country
- 🇪🇬Egypt
- Region
- Matruh
- Sea Region
- Located on heights above a prominent cape about 15 km east of Mersa Matruh, Egypt.
- Latitude
- 31.3605°
- Longitude
- 27.3422°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Matruh(5.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- N6194
- NGA No.
- 21420
- ARLHS No.
- EGY-044
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 40m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white with a red band
- Material
- steel
Structure: square skeletal tower with lantern, gallery, and a large white rectangular slatted daymark
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Ra's Alam el-Rum على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Egypt، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.