List of lighthouses in Israel explained

The lighthouses of Israel are all located along its 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. 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.[2]

Based on historical, numismatic and archaeological evidence, archaeologists believe that the Romans built a lighthouse on an islet near the harbor entrance of Akko.[3] Remains of a colossal lighthouse mentioned by the Roman Jewish historian Josephus Flavius were discovered at Caesarea Maritima.[4]

The lighthouses of Israel are included in the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's List of Lights publication 113 for the Mediterranean Sea and 112 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.[5] They are also listed on The Lighthouse Directory[6] and on the ARLHS World List of Lights.[7] The chart above follows The Lighthouse Directorys inclusion criteria, namely, it includes lightbeacons having a height of at least and a cross-section, at the base, of at least (a lightbeacon is defined as a beacon displaying a light, where a beacon itself is a fixed, that is, not floating, aid to navigation).[8] The listing is from north to south.

Mediterranean Sea

Name Status Image Coordinates Location
active 32.9193°N 35.0665°W Acre
active 32.8229°N 35.0087°W Haifa
active 32.8281°N 34.9668°W Haifa
active 32.4027°N 34.8673°W Mikhmoret
active 32.1658°N 34.7926°W Herzliya
inactive 32.1036°N 34.777°W Tel Aviv
inactive 32.0535°N 34.7505°W Jaffa
active 31.8139°N 34.6463°W Ashdod
active 31.6853°N 34.5561°W Ashkelon
active 31.6405°N 34.52°W Ashkelon

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Israel . CIA World Factbook . 2010-07-21.
  2. Web site: MOT - Shipping and Ports Authority. 2010-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903122303/http://en.mot.gov.il/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=31&Itemid=37. 2017-09-03. dead.
  3. 10.1111/j.1095-9270.2011.00329.x . 41 . The Roman Lighthouse at Akko, Israel . 2011 . International Journal of Nautical Archaeology . 171–178 . Rosen . Baruch. 161171073 .
  4. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Archaeology/Underwater.html Underwater Exploration Along Israel’s Mediterranean Coast
  5. Book: Admiralty List Of Lights And Fog Signals vol. E Mediterranean, Black Sea and Red Sea. United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 978-0-7077-1770-8. 20092010.
  6. 2010-07-19.
  7. Web site: Lighthouses in Israel (7). 2010-07-25. Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society . ARLHS.
  8. 29 August 2011.