Oran

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Oran

وهران - Wahrān - ⵡⴻⵀⵔⴰⵏ
Top, the twa Lions o Atlas (seembol o Oran), Centre, 1st November Place, fort & chapel o Santa Cruz, Bey Othmane mosque, Bottom, general view
Top, the twa Lions o Atlas (seembol o Oran), Centre, 1st November Place, fort & chapel o Santa Cruz, Bey Othmane mosque, Bottom, general view
Eik-name(s): 
The radiant " الباهية "
Oran is located in Algerie
Oran
Oran
Location o Oran athin Algerie
Coordinates: 35°41′49″N 0°37′59″W / 35.69694°N 0.63306°W / 35.69694; -0.63306
KintraAlgerie
ProvinceOran
Re-foonditAD 944
Govrenment
 • Wali (Govrenor)Saddek Benkada
Area
 • City2121 km2 (819 sq mi)
Elevation
0.9 m (3 ft)
Population
 (1998 for ceety proper, 2010 for metro aurie)[1]
 • City759,645
 • Metro
1,454,078
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal codes
31000 - 31037

Oran ( Arabic: وهران) is a major ceety on the northwastren Mediterranean coast o Algerie. It is the caipital o the Oran Province (wilaya). The ceety haes a population o 674,273 (2009), while the metropolitan aurie haes a population o approximately 1 million, makin it the seicont lairgest ceety in Algerie. Oran is a major port, an syne the 1960s haes been the commercial, industrial, an educational centre o wastren Algerie.

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See an aa: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Algerie

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  1. "The provinces of Algeria and all cities of over 25,000 inhabitants". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 Apryle 2008.