Oran
Oran (Arabic: وهران - Wahrān, Berber: ⵡⴰⵀⵔⴻⵏ - Wahren) is a city in western Algeria, on the coast. In 2010, about 853,000 people were living there.
It is the capital of Oran Province and was established in 903.
Oran is the second biggest city in Algeria after Algiers. It is well-known because of its business activities and culture.
Oran Media
- Barbary lion.jpg
A Barbary lion, from which Oran takes its name; is identified by its long mane.
- Mosquée Abdallah Ibn Salam (ancienne Synagogue d'Oran) en 2011.JPG
The Great Synagogue of Oran was converted into a mosque in 1975.
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The Santa Cruz Fort, Oran. Santa Cruz is Spanish for "holy cross".
- The Fortified City of Oran on the Barbary Coast.png
A two-part map showing the port of Oran in the 18th century, by German map publisher Matthäus Seutter
- Minaret de la perle.jpg
The Bey Othmane El Kebir Mosque (Minaret de la perle)
- Oran from steps of City Hall LCCN2004707262.jpg
Oran from steps of City Hall, 1894
- Hotel Ville de Oran.jpg
Oran's city hall, dating from the French period
- Klimadiagramm-Oran-Algerien-metrisch-deutsch.png
climate chart in the format by Walther and Lieth
- Quartiers-oran-fr.svg
Neighborhoods and districts of Oran, old map
References
- Arabic and French Wikipedias.
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