List of lighthouses in Israel

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Lighthouses in Israel

The lighthouses of Israel are all located along its 273 kilometres (170 mi) coastline.[1] Most of the Israel's coastline faces west on the Mediterranean Sea, with a short coastline at the southern tip of the country, on the Gulf of Aqaba. Israel's main ports are the Port of Haifa and the Port of Ashdod on the Mediterranean, and the Port of Eilat on the Gulf of Aqaba.[2] All lighthouses except Eilat Light are located along the Mediterranean coast, between Ashkelon in the south and Akko in the north. Israel's active lighthouses are maintained by the Israeli Shipping and Ports Authority, a statutory authority within the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety.[3]

Based on historical, numismatic and archaeological evidence, archaeologists believe that the Romans built a lighthouse on an islet near the harbor entrance of Akko.[4] Remains of a colossal lighthouse mentioned by the Roman Jewish historian Josephus Flavius were discovered at Caesarea Maritima.[5]

The lighthouses of Israel are included in the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's List of Lights publication 113[6] for the Mediterranean Sea and 112[7] for the Gulf of Aqaba. They are listed by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office on volume E of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals.[8] They are also listed on The Lighthouse Directory[2] and on the ARLHS World List of Lights.[9] The chart above follows The Lighthouse Directory's inclusion criteria, namely, it includes lightbeacons having a height of at least 4 metres (13 ft) and a cross-section, at the base, of at least 4 square metres (43 sq ft) (a lightbeacon is defined as a beacon displaying a light, where a beacon itself is a fixed, that is, not floating, aid to navigation).[10] The listing is from north to south.

Mediterranean Sea

Name Active? Image Coordinates Location
Akko Light active 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Acre
Haifa Lee Breakwater Light active Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Haifa
Stella Maris Light active 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Haifa
Mikhmoret Light active 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mikhmoret
Herzliya Light active 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Herzliya
Reading Light inactive 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tel Aviv
Jaffa Light inactive Jaffa Lighthouse.jpg Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Jaffa
Ashdod Light active 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Ashdod
Ashkelon Marina Breakwater Light active 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Ashkelon
Ashkelon Coal Jetty Breakwater Light active Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Ashkelon

Gulf of Eilat

Name Active? Image Coordinates Location
Eilat Light active 150px Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Eilat

References

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  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ The Roman lighthouse at Akko, Israel
  5. ↑ Underwater Exploration Along Israel’s Mediterranean Coast
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