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Cape Spartel Lighthouse
Cape Spartel Lighthouse
by Hiroki Ogawa, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Cape Spartel Lighthouse
Cape Spartel Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located on a cliff in Cape Spartel, west of Tangiers in Morocco. It was built in 1864 AD by order of the Alaouite Sultan Muhammad IV of Morocco, and it is considered the oldest lighthouse in Morocco.
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Country: Morocco
District: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Category: Castles and Fortresses
Site History: 19th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Islamic
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
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