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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.
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 province was formed from the former French department of Oran, which was maintained after independence and was transformed into a wilaya (province) by the ordnance of 1968. It inherited its current structure after the re-organization of 1974, when it lost its western and southern parts in favor of the creation of Sidi Bel Abbès Province .
Map of Oran Province highlighting Bir El Djir District. Country ... Bir El Djir is a district in Oran Province, Algeria, on the Mediterranean Sea.
Map of Oran Province highlighting Es Sénia District. Country ... Es Sénia is a district in Oran Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Es Sénia.
Administrative map of French Algeria from 1934 to 1955, showing the Oran department in pink Geographical map of the departement of Oran in 1930. Oran (Arabic: وَهران, romanized: Wahrān) was a French département in Algeria existing from 1848 until 1974. Originally a French province, it was departmentalised on 9 December 1848.
Map of Algeria highlighting Oran Province. ... Bethioua is a district in Oran Province, Algeria, [1] on the Mediterranean Sea. It was named after its capital, Bethioua.
Map of Algeria highlighting Oran Province. ... Arzew is a district in Oran Province, Algeria, on the Mediterranean Sea. It was named after its capital, Arzew. [1]