sidi bouani lighthouse

what. lighthouse visited (November 2023)

where. El Jadida, Morocco

note.  Arabic for lighthouse: منارة (manara)

[Photo: Canon EOS M50; 27 November 2023]

rabat lighthouse

what. lighthouse seen (November 2023)

where. Rabat, Morocco

note.  Arabic for lighthouse: منارة (manara)

[Photo: Canon EOS M50; 28 November 2023]

great mosque of el jadida / mazagan

what. lighthouse visited (November 2023)

where. Portuguese City, El Jadida, Morocco

remarks. The minaret of the Great Mosque of El Jadida was reportedly converted from an old lighthouse.

note.  Arabic for lighthouse: منارة (manara)

[Photo: Canon EOS M50; 27 November 2023]

el jadida north and south jetties lighthouses

what. lighthouses seen (November 2023)

where. Portuguese City, El Jadida, Morocco

note.  Arabic for lighthouse: منارة (manara)

[Photo: Canon EOS M50; 27 November 2023]

el hank lighthouse

what. lighthouse visited (December 2023)

where. Casablanca, Morocco

note.  Arabic for lighthouse: منارة (manara)

[Photo: Canon EOS M50; 09 December 2023]

cap spartel lighthouse

what. lighthouse visited (November 2023)

where. Cap Spartel, Tangier, Morocco

note.  Arabic for lighthouse: منارة (manara)

[Photo: Canon EOS M50; 29 November 2023]

yehliu lighthouse

what. lighthouse seen (June 2024)

where. Yehliu Geo Park, New Taipei City, Taiwan

note. Mandarin Chinese for lighthouse: 灯塔 (simplified script; dēngtǎ), 燈塔 (traditional script; dēngtǎ)

[Photo: Samsung Fold 4, 21 June 2024]

gaomei lighthouse

what. lighthouse seen (February 2024, June 2024)

where. Gaomei Wetlands, Taichung, Taiwan

note. Mandarin Chinese for lighthouse: 灯塔 (simplified script; dēngtǎ), 燈塔 (traditional script; dēngtǎ)

remarks. Lighthouse is apparently no longer in use; unsure if light is turned on at nights. Lighthouse grounds used for holiday accommodation purposes.

[Photo: Canon EOS M50, 17 February 2024]

[Photo: Canon EOS M50, 17 June 2024]

red-and-white beacon, entrance of kaohsiung main harbour

what. lighthouse seen (June 2024)

where. Kaohsiung main harbour, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

note. Mandarin Chinese for lighthouse: 灯塔 (simplified script; dēngtǎ), 燈塔 (traditional script; dēngtǎ)

remarks. Beacon seems to have been erected to mark corner of building complex grounds on the harbour-side. Two such beacons can be seen.

[Photo: Canon EOS M50, 09 June 2024]

kaohsiung south breakwater lighthouse

what. lighthouse seen (June 2024)

where. Kaohsiung main harbour, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

note. Mandarin Chinese for lighthouse: 灯塔 (simplified script; dēngtǎ), 燈塔 (traditional script; dēngtǎ)

[Photo: Canon EOS M50, 09 June 2024]

kaohsiung north breakwater lighthouse

what. lighthouse seen (June 2024)

where. Kaohsiung main harbour, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

note. Mandarin Chinese for lighthouse: 灯塔 (simplified script; dēngtǎ), 燈塔 (traditional script; dēngtǎ)

N.B.: Red lighthouse in background

[Photo: Canon EOS M50, 09 June 2024]

seahorse breakwater lighthouse

what. lighthouse seen (June 2024)

where. Cijin Island, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

note. Mandarin Chinese for lighthouse: 灯塔 (simplified script; dēngtǎ), 燈塔 (traditional script; dēngtǎ)

[Photo: Canon EOS M50, 09 June 2024]

kaohsiung lighthouse

what. lighthouse visited (June 2024)

where. Cijin Island, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

note. Mandarin Chinese for lighthouse: 灯塔 (simplified script; dēngtǎ), 燈塔 (traditional script; dēngtǎ)

[Photo: Canon EOS M50, 09 June 2024]

helen mar reef lighthouse

what. lighthouse seen (May 2024)

where. Helen Mar Reef, Riau Islands, Indonesia

note.  Indonesian for lighthouse: mercusuar, menarasuar

remarks. Lighthouse seen from ship traveling along the Straits of Singapore.

[Photo: Canon EOS M50, 25 May 2024]

karang banteng lighthouse

other names. Buffalo Reef Lighthouse

what. lighthouse seen (May 2024)

where. Karang Banteng, Riau Islands, Indonesia

note.  Indonesian for lighthouse: mercusuar, menarasuar

remarks. Lighthouse seen from ship traveling along the Straits of Singapore.

[Photo: Canon EOS M50, 25 May 2024]

raffles lighthouse

what. lighthouse visited (May 2024)

where. Pulau Satumu, West Region, Singapore

note. Malay for lighthouse: rumah api; Mandarin Chinese for lighthouse: 灯塔 (simplified script; dēngtǎ), 燈塔 (traditional script; dēngtǎ); Tamil for lighthouse: கலங்கரை விளக்கம் (kalaṅkarai viḷakkam)

[Photo: Canon EOS M50, 25 May 2024]

faux lighthouse, kobe harborland, kobe, japan (v2)

what. lighthouse seen (June 2023)

where. Kobe Harborland, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

remarks. A 1m-tall faux lighthouse along the seafront promenade of the Kobe Harborland complex.

note. Japanese for lighthouse: 灯台 (tōdai)

[Photo: Canon EOS M50, June 2023]

faux lighthouse, kobe harborland, kobe, japan (v1)

what. lighthouse seen (June 2023)

where. Kobe Harborland, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

remarks. A faux lighthouse atop the Mosaic section of the Kobe Harborland complex.

note. Japanese for lighthouse: 灯台 (tōdai)

[Photo: Samsung Fold 4, June 2023]

bangkok naval station, thailand

what. lighthouse seen (18 February 2018)

where. Royal Thai Navy station, west bank of Chao Phraya River, Bangkok, Thailand

remarks. This is a faux lighthouse. The purpose of structure is unclear; it is likely to be a signal station, with no light or only a decorative light.

note. Thai for lighthouse: ประภาคาร (prap̣hākhār)

faux lighthouse, thailand

what. lighthouse visited (06 July 2019)

where. Terminal 21, Bangkok, Thailand

remarks. A two-storey-tall faux lighthouse in a shopping mall in Bangkok.

note. Thai for lighthouse: ประภาคาร (prap̣hākhār)