Lighthouse
Ra's Bir Lighthouse is an active lighthouse on the coast of Djibouti it marks the southern end of the strait of Bab-el-Mandeb connecting the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: building in Djibouti
- Also known as: “Phare de Ras Bir” and “Ra’s Bir Lighthouse”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Obock.
Obock
Town
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Obock is a small port town in Djibouti. It is located on the Northern shore of the Gulf of Tadjoura, where it opens out into the Gulf of Aden. The town is home to an airstrip and has ferries to Djibouti City. Obock is situated 8 km west of Lighthouse.
Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Obock Region, Djibouti, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
11.98047° or 11° 58′ 50″ northLongitude
43.3619° or 43° 21′ 43″ eastOpen location code
7H35X9J6+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 266318886OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q56282668
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swahili—“Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منارة”
- French: “Phare de Ra’s Bir”
- German: “Ra’s Bir Lighthouse”
- Swahili: “Mnara wa taa wa Ra’s Bir”
- Swahili: “Mnara wa Taa wa Ra’s Bir”
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