List of lighthouses in Albania

Template:Short description Template:GeoGroup The first light navigational structure in Albania was built in the north-western side of Sazan Island in 1871. More than a decade later, in 1884, a second structure was erected in Shëngjin. Between the years from 1878 to 1890, maritime experts from the Austro-Hungarian Empire drafted the first hydrographic maps in the country which were further improved by Italian experts during the period from 1933 to 1941. They planted new light navigational structures at the main entry points of the coast, in places such as: Durrës, Vlorë and Sarandë (Çukë). After the war, some major headlights were repaired and in collaboration with Soviet maritime specialists, new maps were published for the entire coast and marine region.

Light tower near Grama Bay

Lanterns powered by acetylene gas were put into operation and some of the older lanterns were refurbished with new parts. From 1958 to 1960, concrete and stone lantern towers of 8–14 m in height were built in the Cape of Panorma, south of the island of Sazan, in Shën Vasil, Pashaliman, Treport, Selita Cape, atop the Durrës Mountain, etc. From 1984 to 1986, two new beacon towers were built with the architecture of the time, one at the mouth of Vjosa River (20 m) and the other at Pali Cape (14 m). After 1985, some lamps were fitted with automatic electronic equipment, which increased their vision and reduced electricity consumption by 40%. At this time, more than 40 marine lanterns were numbered on the Albanian coast, covering the coastal waters at a range of 6 to 13 nautical miles, and in some capes up to 25 nautical miles. Presently there are a total of 84, mostly functional, lanterns from Buna to Saranda in full alert.

Lighthouses, buoys, maritime navigational marks

This table shows a complete list of lighthouses, buoys and other navigational marks spread throughout the coast of Albania.

No.	Name	Coordinates	Class of Light	Range nml	Light Color	Type	Elevation
		$\varphi$ north $\lambda$ east					Ground level	Sea level
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1	Shëngjin lighthouse	Template:Coord	Fl. W 5s	12		Inox pipe 2m atop military structure.	11 m	32 m
2	Red lighthouse at the entrance of Shëngjin port (left)	Template:Coord	Fl. R 5s	4		White concrete tower with a red open deck standing on a scaled base.	6 m	11.5 m
3	Temporary green trellis at the entrance of Shëngjin port (right)	Template:Coord	Fl. G 5s	4		Metal trellis standing on a scaled base.	4 m	6 m
4	Shëngjin with course 1	Template:Center
5	Shëngjin with course 2
6	Buoy no.0	Template:Center
7	Buoy no.1
8	Buoy no.2
9	Buoy no.3
10	Buoy no.4
11	Talë trellis	Template:Coord	Fl. W 6s	6		White steel trellis 2 m above the Hidrovori.	9 m	10 m
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12	Rodoni Cape lighthouse	Template:Coord	Fl.(2) W 10s	9		Inox pipe atop the cape.	3.5 m	44.5 m
13	Rodoni buoy	Template:Coord	Fl.(9) W 15s	6		Cardinal western buoy.	–	3 m
14	Pali Cape lighthouse	Template:Coord	Fl. W 10s	10		Concrete square tower.	11 m	34.5 m
15	Pali Cape channel buoy (left)	Template:Coord	Fl. R 2s	3		Lateral red buoy.	–	3 m
16	Pali Cape channel buoy (right)	Template:Coord	Fl. G 2s	3		Lateral green buoy.	–	3 m
17	Pali Cape covered trellis 1	Template:Coord	Fl. W 2.5s	4		Course light steel trellis.	6 m	9 m
18	Pali Cape covered trellis 2	Template:Coord	Fl. W 6s	4		Inox pipe.	1.7 m	10 m
19	Romano Port buoy (open waters)	Template:Coord	–	2.5		Red buoy.	–	1.5 m
20	Romano Port side buoy (entrance)	Template:Coord	–	4		Red buoy.	–	2.5 m
21	Romano Port green lighthouse (entrance)	Template:Coord	–	4		Inox pipe standing on a scaled base.	2 m	6 m
22	Durrës lighthouse (Vila)	Template:Coord	Fl.(2) 10s	20		Octagonal decorative stone tower.	14 m	126 m
23	Durrës Port red lighthouse (left entrance)	Template:Coord	Fl. R 5s	6		Red plastic tower.	4 m	8 m
24	Durrës Port green lighthouse (right entrance)	Template:Coord	Fl. G 5s	6		Green plastic tower.	4 m	8 m
25	Durrës Channel directional sign	Template:Coord	Iso. WRG 2s	5-7-5		Xingaro pole.	5 m	7 m
26	Durrës Channel buoy no.0 (open waters)	Template:Coord	LFI W 10s	–		Buoy with red and white light.	–	4 m
27	Durrës Channel buoy no.1 (entrance)	Template:Coord	Fl. G 3s	3		Lateral right buoy with green light.	–	4 m
28	Durrës Channel buoy no.2 (entrance)	Template:Coord	Fl. R 3s	3		Lateral left buoy with red light.	–	4 m
29	Durrës Channel buoy no.3 (entrance)	Template:Coord	Fl.(2) G 6s	3		Lateral right buoy with green light.	–	4 m
30	Durrës Channel buoy no.4 (entrance)	Template:Coord	Fl.(2) R 6s	3		Lateral left buoy with red light.	–	4 m
31	Durrës Channel buoy no.5 (entrance)	Template:Coord	Fl.(3) G 9s	3		Lateral right buoy with green light.	–	4 m
32	Durrës Channel buoy no.6 (entrance)	Template:Coord	Fl.(3) R 9s	3		Lateral left buoy with red light.	–	4 m
33	Durrës Channel buoy no.7 (entrance)	Template:Coord	Fl. G 5s	3		Lateral right buoy with green light.	–	4 m
34	Talbot cekinë buoy	Template:Coord	Q(6)+LFIW. 15s	6		Cardinal southern buoy (with yellow and black).	–	4 m
35	Durrës cekinë buoy	Template:Coord	Q(9)W. 15s	6		Cardinal western buoy (with yellow and black).	–	4 m
36	Closed vessel buoy	Template:Coord	Q(6)+LFIW. 15s	–		Cardinal southern buoy (with yellow and black).	–	4 m
37	Fishing Port lighthouse (left)	Template:Coord	Fl.(2) R 8s	3		Red metal tower.	8.5 m	10.5 m
38	Fishing Port lighthouse (right)	Template:Coord	Fl.(2) G 8s	3		Green metal tower.	8.5 m	10.5 m
39	Cekina e Seladës 1 (northern)	Template:Coord	Q W 1s	6		Cardinal northern buoy (yellow and black).	–	4 m
40	Cekina e Seladës 2 (western)	Template:Coord	Q(9) W 15s	6		Cardinal western buoy (yellow and black).	–	4 m
41	Cekina e Seladës 3 (western)	Template:Coord	Q(9) W 15s	6		Cardinal western buoy (yellow and black).	–	4 m
42	Selina lighthouse (Lagji Cape)	Template:Coord	LFl. W 6s	11		White plastic tower.	4 m	71 m
43	Karavasta trellis (Hidrovori)	Template:Coord	Fl. W 3s	10		Steel trellis above the Hidrovori.	12.8 m	15.8 m
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44	Treportet lighthouse (Zvërnec)	Template:Coord	Fl(2). W 8s	9		Grey octagonal concrete tower.	12 m	70 m
45	Triport Left	Template:Coord	Fl(2). R 5s	6		Red plastic base atop a rounded concrete tower.	6 m	8 m
46	Triport Right	Template:Coord	Fl(2). G 5s	6		Green plastic base atop a rounded concrete tower.	6 m	8 m
47	PIA, red buoy (Pair I)	Template:Coord	Fl. R 3s	6		Side red buoy.	–	4 m
48	PIA, green buoy (Pair I)	Template:Coord	Fl. G 3s	6		Side green buoy.	–	4 m
49	PIA, red buoy (Pair II)	Template:Coord	Fl. R 6s	6		Side red buoy.	–	4 m
50	PIA, green buoy (Pair II)	Template:Coord	Fl. G 6s	6		Side green buoy.	–	4 m
51	Northern wavebreakrer	Template:Coord	Q(6)+LFIW. 15s	6		Cardinal southern buoy.	–	4 m
52	Southern wavebreaker	Template:Coord	Q(9)W. 15s	6		Cardinal western buoy.	–	4 m
53	PIA aquarium buoy no.1	Template:Coord	Iso. W 2s	4		Small open waters buoy (red and white).	–	1 m
54	PIA aquarium buoy no.2	Template:Coord	Iso. W 2s	4		Small open waters buoy (red and white).	–	1 m
55	PIA aquarium buoy no.3	Template:Coord	Iso. W 2s	4		Small open waters buoy (red and white).	–	1 m
56	PIA aquarium buoy no.4	Template:Coord	Iso. W 2s	4		Small open waters buoy (red and white).	–	1 m
57	Vlorë TEC black buoy	Template:Coord	Template:Center			Small black buoy.	–	1 m
58	Vlorë TEC red buoy	Template:Coord				Small red buoy.	–	1 m
59	Vlorë Port western red lighthouse	Template:Coord	Fl. R 3s	5		Red plastic tower atop a square concrete base.	8 m	10 m
60	Vlorë Port eastern green lighthouse	Template:Coord	Fl. G 3s	5		Green plastic tower atop a square concrete base.	7 m	8 m
61	Kalaja lighthouse	Template:Coord	LFl. W 10s	10		White square concrete tower.	8 m	44 m
62	Benzinato Vlorë	Template:Coord	Fl(2)W. 6s	6		Possibly isolated.	–	4 m
63	Orikum lighthouse (Pashaliman)	Template:Coord	Fl(2)W. 5s	8		Grey square concrete tower.	8 m	21 m
64	Shën Vasili lighthouse	Template:Coord	Fl(3)W. 8s	8		Grey octagonal concrete tower.	6 m	55 m
65	Gallovec trellis (Shën Jan)	Template:Coord	Fl. G 3s	4		Steel trellis atop a concrete base.	4 m	14 m
66	Gjuhëza Cape lighthouse	Template:Coord	Fl. W 6s	11		Land beacon (bunker).	4 m	58 m
67	Grama trellis	Template:Coord	Fl. W 6s	5		Steel trellis.	4 m	51.5 m
68	Orikum Marina (red)	Template:Center	Fl. R 4s	3		Side buoy.	–	4 m
69	Orikum Marina (green)	Template:Coord	FG	3		White steel pipe.	–	5 m
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70	Sazan lighthouse (northern entrance)	Template:Coord	Fl. G 4s	4		Green plastic tower atop a concrete base.	4 m	10 m
71	Sazan lighthouse (southern entrance)	Template:Coord	Fl. R 4s	4		Red plastic tower atop a concrete base.	4 m	10 m
72	Sazan southern lighthouse	Template:Coord	Fl. R 3s	4		White concrete tower.	8 m	32.5 m
73	Sazan northern lighthouse	Template:Coord	Fl(4)W. 15s	12		Inox pipe atop a bunker.	5 m	157 m
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74	Himara lighthouse	Template:Coord	Fl. W 3s	6		White plastic tower.	6 m	8 m
75	Panorma Cape lighthouse	Template:Coord	Fl. W 8s	6		White square stone tower.	10 m	114 m
76	Course towards Panorma	Template:Center
77	Qefali Cape lighthouse	Template:Coord	Fl. W 5s	20		Metal pole.	8 m	155 m
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78	Limion (right)	Template:Coord	Fl. G 3s	4		Green steel pole.	6 m	8 m
79	Limion (left)	Template:Coord	Fl. R 3s	4		Red steel pole.	6 m	8 m
80	Cekina e Paladinës	Template:Coord	Q(6)+LFIW. 15s	6		Cardinal southern plastic buoy (yellow and black).	–	4 m
81	Saranda Port	Template:Center
82	Saranda Beach buoy	Template:Coord	Fl(2)W. 6s	6		Isolated danger buoy (red and black).	–	4 m
83	Lëkurësi lighthouse	Template:Coord	Fl(3)W. 30s	20		Concrete tower covered with decorative stone.	5 m	214 m
84	Bredeneshi trellis (Çukë)	Template:Coord	Fl(4)W. 12s	6		Trellis atop concrete base.	4.5 m	37.5 m

The lantern icons displayed in the table above are precise graphical recreations of the light navigational structures found along the coastal waters of Albania. The yellow light bulb icon represents in fact color white but due to technical limitations that made it difficult to properly display a white bulb in the current table background, yellow was the closest color chosen.

See also

• Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels
• Albanian Hydrographic Service