List of lighthouses in Cyprus

This is a list of lighthouses in Cyprus, a large island which lies at the eastern end of the Mediterranean. The list includes those located in the Republic of Cyprus, the occupied areas of Northern Cyprus and British Sovereign Base Areas. The numbers given are those from the Admiralty list of lights.[1][2][3][4]

Lighthouses

Republic of Cyprus

NameImageYear
built		Location &
coordinates		Class of Light
[4]		Focal
height
[4]		NGA
number
[4]		Admiralty
number
[4]		Range
nml
[4]
Cape Akamas LighthouseImage1989Akamas Peninsula
35°05′28.1″N 32°16′55.9″E / 35.091139°N 32.282194°E / 35.091139; 32.282194		Fl (2) 15s.211 metres (692 ft)20986E5907.617
Cape Greco Lighthouse1892Cape Greco
34°57′25.9″N 34°05′06.3″E / 34.957194°N 34.085083°E / 34.957194; 34.085083		Fl W 15s.16 metres (52 ft)20940E588812
Cape Kiti Lighthouse1864 est.Pervolia
34°49′01.4″N 33°36′11.0″E / 34.817056°N 33.603056°E / 34.817056; 33.603056		Fl (3) W 15s.20 metres (66 ft)20904E588213
Limassol New Port North Breakwater Lighthousen/aLimassol
34°39′03.9″N 33°01′27.6″E / 34.651083°N 33.024333°E / 34.651083; 33.024333		Oc G 7s.13 metres (43 ft)20884E5877.410
Limassol New Port South Breakwater Lighthousen/aLimassol
34°39′01.4″N 33°01′58.2″E / 34.650389°N 33.032833°E / 34.650389; 33.032833		Q (6) R 10s.9 metres (30 ft)20888E587712
Paphos Lighthouse1888Paphos
34°45′38.1″N 32°24′22.7″E / 34.760583°N 32.406306°E / 34.760583; 32.406306		Fl W 15s.36 metres (118 ft)20836E590817

Northern Cyprus

NameImageYear
built		Location &
coordinates		Class of Light
[4]		Focal
height
[4]		NGA
number
[4]		Admiralty
number
[4]		Range
nml
[4]
Cape Andreas LighthouseImage1991Cape Apostolos Andreas
35°42′36.9″N 34°36′22.2″E / 35.710250°N 34.606167°E / 35.710250; 34.606167		Fl (4) W 20s.20 metres (66 ft)20968E590014
Cape Elea Lighthouse2002Cape Apostolos Andreas
35°19′29.7″N 34°02′50.0″E / 35.324917°N 34.047222°E / 35.324917; 34.047222		Fl W 10s.31 metres (102 ft)20965E58905
Cape Kormakitis LighthouseImage1991Cape Kormakitis
35°24′11.8″N 32°55′14.9″E / 35.403278°N 32.920806°E / 35.403278; 32.920806		Fl (2) W 20s.30 metres (98 ft)20976E590415
Famagusta Northwest Karakol LighthouseImage1906 est.Famagusta
35°08′31.4″N 33°55′35.1″E / 35.142056°N 33.926417°E / 35.142056; 33.926417		Fl WR 7s.18 metres (59 ft)20944E5892white: 15
red: 11
Famagusta Southeast Bastion Lighthouse1972Famagusta

35°07′23.0″N 33°56′51.7″E / 35.123056°N 33.947694°E / 35.123056; 33.947694		Fl (2) W 15s.23 metres (75 ft)20944E589216
Kyrenia LighthouseImage1994Kyrenia
35°20′30.3″N 33°19′53.2″E / 35.341750°N 33.331444°E / 35.341750; 33.331444		Fl (3) R 20s.18 metres (59 ft)20971E5901.620
Kyrenia North Breakwater LighthouseImagen/aKyrenia
35°20′31.0″N 33°20′14.6″E / 35.341944°N 33.337389°E / 35.341944; 33.337389		Fl G 3s.12 metres (39 ft)20973E5902.64
Kyrenia South Breakwater LighthouseImagen/aKyrenia
35°20′28.1″N 33°20′04.4″E / 35.341139°N 33.334556°E / 35.341139; 33.334556		Fl R 3s.12 metres (39 ft)20973.5E5902.44
Kyrenia West Mole New Lighthouse1963Kyrenia
35°20′34.0″N 33°19′27.5″E / 35.342778°N 33.324306°E / 35.342778; 33.324306		Fl G 5s.10 metres (33 ft)20972E59024
Kyrenia West Mole Old Lighthouse1907Kyrenia
35°20′36.2″N 33°19′11.5″E / 35.343389°N 33.319861°E / 35.343389; 33.319861		inactive since 1963(tower)
7 metres (23 ft)		n/an/an/a

Akrotiri and Dhekelia

NameImageYear
built		Location &
coordinates		Class of Light
[4]		Focal
height
[4]		NGA
number
[4]		Admiralty
number
[4]		Range
nml
[4]
Cape Gata LighthouseImage1864Cape Gata
34°33′50.2″N 33°01′28.0″E / 34.563944°N 33.024444°E / 34.563944; 33.024444		Fl W 5s.58 metres (190 ft)20856E587615

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Republic of Cyprus". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Cyprus". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Oil Terminals and Lighthouses". Cyprus Ports. Cyprus Ports Authority. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
  • Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


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