The lighthouse was built to ensure that ships could safely pass the reefs on the way to Alexandria Bay. At night, they helped in the reflection of the flames, and in the afternoon - a pillar of smoke. The lighthouse stood for almost a thousand years, but in 796 AD. e. It was severely damaged by the earthquake. Later came the Arabs in Egypt tried to restore it, and to the XIV century. the height of the lighthouse was about 30 m. At the end of the XV century sultan Kite Bay lighthouse erected on the site of the fortress that stands today.
