Mangapwani Lighthouse

Mangapwani Lighthouse
Tanzania
Location Unguja, Zanzibar Archipelago Tanzania
Coordinates 5°57′20.4″S 39°10′55.8″E / 5.955667°S 39.182167°E / -5.955667; 39.182167Coordinates: 5°57′20.4″S 39°10′55.8″E / 5.955667°S 39.182167°E / -5.955667; 39.182167
Year first constructed 1886
Year first lit 1926
Tower shape Stone tower
Markings / pattern Black and White bands
Height 23 metres (75 ft)
Focal height 35 metres (115 ft)
Characteristic FI. 15
Admiralty number D6738
NGA number 31356 [1]
ARLHS number TAN-018
ZAN-003
Managing agent Zanzibar Ports Corporation

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.[2]

References

  1. Ras Kasone The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 18, 2016
  2. Briggs, Philip (2009-01-01). Northern Tanzania: The Bradt Safari Guide with Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781841622927.


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