Anamur Lighthouse

Anamur Lighthouse
Anamur Feneri
	Anemurium Citadel on Cape Anamur
Location	Anamur, Turkey
Coordinates	36°01′03″N 32°48′10″E / 36.0175°N 32.8028°E
Tower
Constructed	1911
Construction	masonry
Height	10 m (33 ft)
Shape	cylinder
Markings	white , stripe (2, black, horizontal direction)
Light
Focal height	68 m (223 ft)
Range	20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi)
Characteristic	Fl(2) W 5s

Anamur Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Anamur ilçe (district) of Mersin Province, Turkey.

The lighthouse is located in a headland at the southernmost point of Anatolian Peninsula at 36°01′03″N 32°48′10″E / 36.01750°N 32.80278°E / 36.01750; 32.80278. Ören town of Anamur is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the north of the lighthouse. Its distance to Anamur is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) and to Mersin is 232 kilometres (144 mi).^[1]

History

The lighthouse was constructed by a French firm in 1911, during the Ottoman Empire. Originally it was fuel powered lighthouse . But beginning by 1999 its power source is electricity.

The altitude of the lighthouse is 68 metres (223 ft) and its height over the terrain is 10 metres (33 ft) It flashes twice per 10 seconds.^[2] Its visibility is 20 nautical miles.

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southern Turkey". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^ Directorate general of Coastal Safety page (in Turkish)

[1] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southern Turkey". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

[2] Directorate general of Coastal Safety page (in Turkish)

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