Headlight of the Famagusta bastion

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The Famagusta bastion lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on old fortifications in Famagusta, in the district of Gazimağusa (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) in the northeast of Cyprus, opposite Turkey.

History
The current lighthouse, which was commissioned in 1972, is built on the southeastern bastion of the fortified town (the Dhamboulat Bastion), adjacent to the harbour. For medieval times the city of Famagusta was one of the richest in the Middle East. The city of Venice, which controlled the city from 1489 to 1571, fortified it with high stone walls.

The first light established on this site in 1888 was placed on a mast? It was replaced by a stone tower in 1906.

Description
The lighthouse is a cylindrical metal tower, high, with double gallery and lantern. The tower is painted white. It emits, at a focal height of two white shrapnel every 15 seconds. Its range is 16 nautical miles (about 30 km).

Identifier: ARLHS: CYP009; KTGK-33130 - Admiralty: N5892 - NGA: 20944.