The name of the lighthouse comes from the name of the neighboring Reading power station. The lighthouse was filmed in several Israeli films, such as Late Summer Blues, and the image of the lighthouse was printed on Israeli stamp on November 26, 2009.

The lighthouse was built by the British authorities in 1934–35 to help ships approaching the coast safely pass the coastal shallows. The construction was led by a French company with the assistance of local Arabs. During the construction of the lighthouse, an ancient hill (tel), which was named Tel Kudadi, was unexpectedly discovered. Tel Kudadi is one of a series of hills located along the Yarkon River: Tel Casile, Tel Garis, Tel Zeytun and Tel Afek. Archaeological excavations were carried out in the period 1936–38. Initially it was believed that the fortress was founded in the X century. BC e. on the orders of King Solomon to protect approaches from the sea and prevent possible hostile raids against the interior areas along Yarkon. Another hypothesis stated that the fortress was built in the IX century. BC. during the time of the kingdom of Israel. A new, more cautious assessment made by the staff of Tel Aviv University after the excavations suggests that the fortress did not arise until the end of the 8th –beginning of the 7th century BC. The Assyrians apparently built it in time to control the coastal territory. It was probably only part of the Assyrian network of fortresses and trading posts along the coast of the Levant.

Source: https://guide-israel.ru/attractions/71314-mayak-reding-i-tel-kudadi/ Photo: Conan - own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23604541 Translated with Google Translate