Mangapwani Lighthouse
The Mangapwani Lighthouse is located in Bumbwini, Zanzibar, Tanzania. The lighthouse is one of the oldest lighthouses on the island and is a square stone tower, painted with black and white horizontal bands. The lighthouse is near the Mangapwani slave caves, which were built after the slave trade was abolished in 1873.[3] According to a July 2008 article in Lighthouse Digest, the lighthouse is area is abandoned and stripped by vandals.[4]
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| Location | Unguja Zanzibar Archipelago Tanzania |
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| Coordinates | 5°57′20.4″S 39°10′55.8″E |
| Year first constructed | 1886 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1926 (current) |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Tower shape | square tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white and black horizontal bands |
| Tower height | 23 metres (75 ft) |
| Focal height | 35 metres (115 ft) |
| Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl W 15s. |
| Admiralty number | D6738 |
| NGA number | 31356 [2] |
| ARLHS number | TAN-018 ZAN-003 |
| Managing agent | Zanzibar Ports Corporation |
References
- List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
- Ras Kasone The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 18, 2016
- Briggs, Philip (2009-01-01). Northern Tanzania: The Bradt Safari Guide with Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781841622927.
- "Lighthouses of Tanzania". Retrieved December 13, 2016.
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