Azeffoun

Azeffoun
Commune and town
Location of Azeffoun
Azeffoun is located in Algeria
Azeffoun
Azeffoun
Coordinates: 36°54′N 04°25′E / 36.900°N 4.417°E / 36.900; 4.417
Country Algeria
ProvinceTizi Ouzou Province
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Cap Corbelin Lighthouse Edit this at Wikidata
Constructed1905[1]
Foundationmasonry base
Constructionmasonry tower
Height16 m (52 ft)[1]
Shapecylindrical rower with balcony and lantern[3]
Markingswhite tower, grey lantern
OperatorOffice Nationale de Signalisation Maritime
Focal height42 m (138 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Light sourcemain power
Range22 nmi (41 km; 25 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl (2+1) WR 15s.[2]

Azeffoun, the classical Rusazus and colonial Port Gueydon, is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria, located on Cape Corbelin 64 km (40 mi) north-east of Tizi Ouzou.[4] The economy of the town of Azeffoun is based on tourism, fishing, and agriculture.

  1. ^ a b c "Cap Corbelin". Office Nationale de Signalisation Maritime. Ministere des Travaux Publics. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  2. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Eastern Algeria". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Communes of Algeria". Statoids. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.