Anamur Lighthouse

Anamur Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Anamur ilçe (district) of Mersin Province, Turkey.

The lighthouse is located in a headland at the southernmost point of Anatolian Peninsula at 36.0175°N, 32.80278°W. Ören town of Anamur is 4 km to the north of the lighthouse. Its distance to Anamur is 10 km and to Mersin is 232 km.

History
The lighthouse was constructed by a French firm in 1911, during the Ottoman Empire. Originally it was fuel powered lighthouse. But beginning by 1999 its power source is electricity.

The altitude of the lighthouse is 68 m and its height over the terrain is 10 m It flashes twice per 10 seconds. Its visibility is 20 nautical miles.