Brothers Islands Lighthouse

Brothers Islands Lighthouse
Al Ikhwān
	Lighthouse in 2006
Location	Brothers Islands, Red Sea
Coordinates	26°18′52″N 34°50′37″E / 26.314542°N 34.843497°E
Tower
Constructed	1883
Construction	stone tower
Height	31 metres (102 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	unpainted tower, white lantern
Operator	Egyptian Navy
Light
Focal height	36 metres (118 ft)
Lens	Chance Brothers Fresnel lens
Range	20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 5s.

Brothers Islands Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse located on The Brothers, Egypt, an island in the Red Sea, 65 km east of al-Qusayr.^[2] Built by the British in 1883 and renovated in 1993, the lighthouse is operated by the Egyptian Navy. The site is usually open to visitors who are normally permitted to climb the 31-metre-high (102 ft) tower.^[3]

The lighthouse still retains its original hand-cranked Chance Brothers Fresnel lens and drive mechanism, which requires winding every four hours by the attendant lighthouse keepers.

References

^ The Lighthouse of al-Ikhwan Aramco
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Egypt: Red Sea". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
^ "The Brothers Islands Lighthouse". Redseariviera.info. 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2015-11-03.

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[1] The Lighthouse of al-Ikhwan Aramco

[2] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Egypt: Red Sea". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

[3] "The Brothers Islands Lighthouse". Redseariviera.info. 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2015-11-03.

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