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This is a list of lighthouses in Israel, both active and inactive. The total length of the Israeli coastline is 273 kilometres (170 mi).^[1] Active lighthouses in Israel are maintained by the Israeli Shipping and Ports Authority (S&PA) (formerly the Shipping and Ports Administration), a statutory Authority within the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety.^[2]

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Akko Light

Haifa Lee Breakwater Light

Ashkelon Marina Breakwater Light

Ashkelon Coal Jetty Breakwater Light

Eilat Light

Lighthouses in Israel

The lighthouses of Israel are listed in the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency List of Lights publication 113^[3] for the Mediterranean Sea and 112^[4] for the Gulf of Aqaba. They are listed by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office on volume E of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals.^[5] They are also listed on The Lighthouse Directory^[6] and on the ARLHS World List of Lights^[7]

An ancient lighthouse was present on Mount Carmel in roman times.^[8]

The lighthouses are listed from north to south.

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Name	Location	General information	References
Akko Light 32°55′9.43″N 35°3′59.22″E active	Acre	Established 1912 concrete cylinder with four ribs	^[6]
Haifa Lee Breakwater Light 32°49′22.36″N 35°0′31.19″E active	Haifa	Moved in 2007 Skeletal triangular	^[6]
Stella Maris Light 32°49′41.25″N 34°58′0.56″E active	Haifa	Established 1821 Current structure 1928 Octagonal	^[9]^[10]
Mikhmoret Light 32°24′9.69″N 34°52′2.21″E active	Mikhmoret
Herzliya Light 32°9′56.9″N 34°47′33.35″E active	Herzliya
Reading Light 32°6′12.86″N 34°46′37.11″E inactive	Tel Aviv
Jaffa Light 32°3′12.45″N 34°45′1.82″E inactive	Jaffa
Ashdod Light 31°48′50.06″N 34°38′46.79″E active	Ashdod
Ashkelon Marina Breakwater Light 31°41′6.93″N 34°33′22.04″E active	Ashkelon
Ashkelon Coal Jetty Breakwater Light 31°38′25.68″N 34°31′11.88″E active	Ashkelon

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