Year first lit 1926 (current) Focal height 35 metres (115 ft) Year first constructed 1886 (first) | Construction stone tower Height 23 m | |
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Location Unguja
Zanzibar Archipelago
Tanzania Tower shape square prism tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white and black horizontal bands | ||
The Mangapwani Lighthouse is located in Bumbwini, Zanzibar, Tanzania. The lighthouse is one of the oldest lighthouses on the island and is a square stone tower, painted with black and white horizontal bands. The lighthouse is near the Mangapwani slave caves, which were built after the slave trade was abolished in 1873. According to a July 2008 article in Lighthouse Digest, the lighthouse is area is abandoned and stripped by vandals.
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