Cape Caxine Lighthouse, Maritime beacon at Cape Caxine, El Hammamet, Algeria.
The white tower of Cape Caxine Lighthouse rises 33 meters above the Mediterranean coast, providing essential navigation signals to passing vessels.
French engineers constructed this maritime structure in 1868 during the colonial period to enhance navigation safety along the Algerian coastline.
The lighthouse includes an onsite museum dedicated to maritime signaling technology, displaying the evolution of navigation tools through different periods.
The lighthouse operates daily from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, projecting light signals visible from 30 nautical miles across the Mediterranean waters.
The lighthouse complex contains five separate residences for keeper staff, maintaining continuous operation of this critical maritime infrastructure.
Location: El Hammamet
Inception: 1868
Height: 33 m
GPS coordinates: 36.81278,2.95393
Latest update: March 15, 2025 20:01
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