Oran, Algeria
The city is located at the end of a bay open to the north and is directly dominated to the west by Mount Aïdour (or Murdjajo), which rises to 580 meters, as well as by the Moulay Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani plateau. The urban area extends on both sides of the Oued Rhi ravine, which is now covered.
Founded in 902 by the Andalusians, Oran experienced a succession of Arab-Berber dynasties and became one of the main maritime outlets of Central Maghreb under the Zianides. Occupied by the Spanish in 1509, it was reconquered in 1792 by Bey Mohamed el-Kebir after an earlier interlude (from 1708 to 1730) and became the seat of the Beylik of the West. During French colonization, Oran underwent rapid development, becoming Algeria’s second-largest city. After independence, it remained the economic capital of western Algeria and the country's main financial, commercial, and industrial hub.
In 2008, the city had a population of 609,940, while the greater Oran metropolitan area was home to approximately 1,000,000 people. By 2020, official estimates indicated that the urban area had a population of 1,760,685, making Oran both the second-largest city and the second-largest urban area in Algeria.
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The city is located at the end of a bay open to the north and is directly dominated to the west by Mount Aïdour (or Murdjajo), which rises to 580 meters, as well as by the Moulay Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani plateau. The urban area extends on both sides of the Oued Rhi ravine, which is now covered.
Founded in 902 by the Andalusians, Oran experienced a succession of Arab-Berber dynasties and became one of the main maritime outlets of Central Maghreb under the Zianides. Occupied by the Spanish in 1509, it was reconquered in 1792 by Bey Mohamed el-Kebir after an earlier interlude (from 1708 to 1730) and became the seat of the Beylik of the West. During French colonization, Oran underwent rapid development, becoming Algeria’s second-largest city. After independence, it remained the economic capital of western Algeria and the country's main financial, commercial, and industrial hub.
In 2008, the city had a population of 609,940, while the greater Oran metropolitan area was home to approximately 1,000,000 people. By 2020, official estimates indicated that the urban area had a population of 1,760,685, making Oran both the second-largest city and the second-largest urban area in Algeria.
#Algerie #Algiers #Algeria #Algeriatourism #VisitAlgeria #Oran
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