The Ras Nungwi (also known as Hog Point) is located at the northern tip of
Unguja island in
Nungwi
Nungwi, or Ras Nungwi, is a large village located in the far northern end of the island of Zanzibar. With a population of about 5,563, Nungwi is the second- or third-largest settlement on the island, possibly smaller than Makunduchi.Pfeifer, Kimbe ...
,
Zanzibar,
Tanzania. The
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mar ...
is the oldest lighthouses on the island and is a three-stage square stone tower, painted white.
See also
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List of lighthouses in Tanzania
This is a list of lighthouses in Tanzania.
Lighthouses
See also
* List of lighthouses in Kenya (to the north)
*List of lighthouses in South Africa (to the south-east)
* Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels
References
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References
External links
Close Up Photo of TowerTanzania Ports Authority
Lighthouses in Tanzania
Lighthouses completed in 1926
Buildings and structures in Zanzibar
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