Cape Rachado Lighthouse
The Cape Rachado Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at Cape Rachado, in Alor Gajah District, Malacca, Malaysia. The lighthouse is believed to be the oldest in the country, its history allegedly dating back to Portuguese rule of Malacca during the 16th century, although the present structure is a 19th-century construction.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: FBilula, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Malaysia built 1863
- Also known as: “Rumah Api Cape Rachado”, “Rumah api Tanjung Tuan”, and “Tanjung Tuan Lighthouse”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pasir Panjang.
Pasir Panjang
Village
Pasir Panjang is a small town in Port Dickson District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Pasir Panjang is situated 9 km east of Cape Rachado Lighthouse.
Cape Rachado Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Port Dickson District, Negeri Sembilan, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
2.40728° or 2° 24′ 26″ northLongitude
101.85215° or 101° 51′ 8″ eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Height
24 metres (79 feet)Operator
Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim MalaysiaOpen location code
6PJ3CV42+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1262181492OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tamil—“Cape Rachado Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “丹绒端灯塔”
- Estonian: “Tuani neeme tuletorn”
- Malay: “Rachado Light House”
- Malay: “Rumah api Tanjung Tuan”
- Malay: “Rumah Api Tanjung Tuan”
- Malay: “Rumah Api Tg. Tuan”
- Spanish: “Faro de Cabo Rachado”
- Tamil: “ரச்சாடோ முனை கலங்கரை விளக்கம்”
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