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  • Cap Ténès Lighthouse

  • Cap Ténès Lighthouse

    Cap Ténès Lighthouse, also known as Sidi Merouane Lighthouse, is a historical lighthouse located on a rocky outcrop in the town of Sidi Marouane in Chlef Province, Algeria. It was built by the French in 1861 AD, and it is the oldest on the Algerian coast.
    Archaeological Site
    Cap Ténès Lighthouse
    by Adellarabi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 54 m

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    Cap Ténès Lighthouse

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    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Algeria

    Chlef

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    19th Century AD

    French

    French

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    French Monuments

     

     

     

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