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Oran (Arabic: وَهران, romanized: Wahrān) [a] is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is 432 km (268 mi) west-southwest from Algiers.
It is located in the northwestern part of the country. Its population is 1,584,607 [ 2 ] and it covers a total area of 2,114 km². The province is bordered to the east by Mostaganem , to the southeast by Mascara , to the southwest by Sidi Bel Abbes , and to the west by Aïn Témouchent Province .
Map of Algeria Algiers, Capital of Algeria Oran Constantine Annaba Blida. List of Algerian cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants. ... Oran: وهران ...
Location Wahran The Port of Oran ( Arabic : ميناء وهران ) is an Algerian port in the west of the country and exactly in the city of Oran , overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and is considered one of the important ports in each of the fields of trade and marine transportation.
Algeria, as of 2024, is divided into 58 wilayas . [1] Prior to December 18, 2019, there were 48 provinces. The 58 provinces are divided into 1,541 baladiyahs (municipalities). The name of a province is always that of its capital city.
Street in El Houari, Oran, 2015 Map of Oran in 1942, showing names of quarters The city of Oran in Algeria is divided into eighteen administrative "secteurs urbains" (urban areas). In 1994 twelve areas were established, [ 1 ] each with its own administration, overseen by an elected municipal delegate who manages administrative, technical ...
The Hassan Pasha Mosque (Arabic: مسجد حسن الباشا, Masjid Hassan el-Basha), also referred to as the Pasha Mosque or the Grand Mosque, is a mosque located in Oran, Algeria. It was built in 1796 [1] [2] by order of Baba Hassan, Pasha of Algiers, in memory of the expulsion of the Spanish. [3]
The fort is located at a height of about 400 metres (1,300 ft) on Mount Murdjadjo , also known as Pic d’Aidour, from where there are views of Mers-el-Kebir, the strategic military port of Oran. Beneath the castle, on the hill slope, is the chapel of the Blessed Virgin , which is a Catholic pilgrimage site.