| Manora Point Light |
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| Nearest Town or City: | Karachi Pakistan |
| Location: | Manora Island, Karachi Harbor, southeast Pakistan, Arabian Sea. |
| Managing Organization: | Karachi Port Trust |
| Website: | http://www.kpt.gov.pk |
| Notes: | This tower was altered (and apparently raised in height) when a hyper-radial lens was installed in 1909. |
| Tower Height: | 125 |
| Description Tower: | Conical tower with red and white horizontal bands. |
| Operational: | Yes |
| Date Established: | 1851 |
| Date Present Tower Built: | 1889 |
| Current Use: | Active aid to navigation. |
| Characteristic Range: | White flash every 7.5 seconds; range 26 nautical miles. |
| Optics: | 1909: hyper-radiant (hyper-radial) Fresnel lens. |
| Height Focal Plane: | 147 |
| National Register: | No |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Museum: | The Pakistan Maritime Museum in Karachi has a replica of this lighthouse that you can climb. |
| Earlier Towers: | 1851: 50-foot tower, focal plane 120 feet. 1889: 91-foot tower, focal plane 148 feet. |






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