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Name: El Kala Light
Also known as: La Calle Light
Nearest Town or City: El Kala (La Calle), Algeria
Location: Eastern Algeria, near the Tunisian border.
Click to enlarge: 42Kb 258Kb Photo: Courtesy of Michel Forand
Managing Organization: Office National de Signalisation Maritime
Notes: There is an old watchtower in El Kala which is said to have acted as a lighthouse.
Tower Height: 24
Height of Focal Plane: 56
Characteristic and Range: Fixed red light, visible for 9 nautical miles.
Description of Tower: White round tower with a red lantern, attached to a small house.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1862
Date Present Tower Built: 1862
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
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