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Kigomasha Lighthouse is a Zanzibar historic site associated with lighthouse, viewpoint.
Ras Kigomasha Lighthouse stands at the north-western tip of Pemba island, on the Kigomasha peninsula. Built in 1904 by The Chance Brothers Ltd of Birmingham, England, it is an entirely cast-iron structure in the form of a hexagonal pyramidal skeletal tower with a lantern and gallery, painted white, standing 27 metres tall with a focal height of about 38 metres. Its light has a range of roughly 16 nautical miles and flashes four times every 24 seconds. The lighthouse includes a single-storey keeper's house, underwent renovation work in 2002, and remains an operational aid to navigation today. Visitors can climb its 95-step spiral staircase for views over the surrounding sea and the northern part of Pemba island.
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Kigomasha, Pemba Micheweni Pemba North Tanzania
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