Dili Harbor Lighthouse, Navigational lighthouse in Dili, East Timor

The Dili Harbor Lighthouse is a 17 m (56 ft) octagonal metal skeletal tower rising from a massive masonry base, topped by a lantern and gallery. Access to the lantern is by an exposed stairway spiralling around a central column. It stands on the shore of the Bay of Dili, next to the beach on the west side of the city.

The lighthouse was built in 1896 to improve navigation into the harbor and replace an earlier structure. It underwent major rebuilding work in the decades following the Japanese occupation of East Timor during World War II.

The lighthouse stands as a symbol of Portuguese colonial presence and continues to shape how the harbor looks today. Its design combines European construction methods with the local setting, attracting visitors interested in learning about Dili's past.

The lighthouse stands on the shore of the Bay of Dili, on the beach at the west side of the city, beside the Avenida de Motael. The lantern is reached by an exposed stairway spiralling around a central column, so the climb is open to the weather. The keeper's house adapted in 1949 lies across the avenue.

The 1949 refurbishment included landscaping of the lighthouse platform, and a house across today's Avenida de Motael, built before the Japanese occupation, was converted into the keeper's residence that year. The adjacent area was then laid out under Dili's 1951 General Urban Plan as housing for senior colonial civil servants and Europeans, and was informally called Bairro do Farol.