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Cape Rachado Lighthouse

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The current lighthouse erected in 1863 consists of a 24-metre (79 feet) high circular tower with a lantern and gallery, and adjoining double storey keeper's house at the base, both constructed of
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The early history of the lighthouse remains largely unverified, with unofficial accounts by locals tracing the lighthouse's history back to a period following
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in 1511. The Portuguese government in Malacca vested interest in the construction of a lighthouse to guide its ships through the narrow
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roughly 100 meters inland, and is enclosed within woodland, which makes the lighthouse's location an ideal area for
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during the 16th century, although the present structure is obviously a 19th-century construction.
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The present lighthouse was constructed in 1863, during Malacca's status as a British-ruled
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Tanjung Tuan
Alor Gajah District
Malacca
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2°24′26″N 101°51′08″E / 2.4072°N 101.8522°E / 2.4072; 101.8522
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Malay
lighthouse
Cape Rachado, also known as Tanjung Tuan in Malay
Alor Gajah District
Malacca
Malaysia
Portuguese rule of Malacca
the conquest of Malacca by Portugal
Straits of Malacca
Portuguese

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