Boujdour Lighthouse
The Boujdour lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Cape Bojador in the city of Boujdour in the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region, in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara. Following Morocco's illegal annexation of Western Sahara in 1976, the Boujdour lighthouse became a historical monument.
History
The lighthouse is on the Atlantic coast in the center of the city of Boujdour, south of Laayoune. The present structure replaced a 1903 square tower on the fort of Boujdour. It was built while Western Sahara was a Spanish colony. Work began in 1953 and the lighthouse was commissioned in 1959. Morocco occupied the territory in 1975 and created Boujdour Province in 1976. The legal status is still disputed.Structure
The lighthouse tower is high. The building has a circular diameter of about. The structure contains a particularly hard stone, similar to granite. It is a white conical concrete tower, with beige vertical stripes. It has a spiral staircase with 246 steps. The equipment has been modernized. The light emits three white flashes every 15 seconds, at a focal height of above sea level, with a maximum range of approximately.The lighthouse is considered a historical monument. It is managed by the Port and Maritime Authority within the Ministry of Equipment, Transport and Logistics.