Fort de Mers el-Kébir

Oran · Algeria

Fort de Mers el-Kébir, Algeria
Photo: Jacques Mulard, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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A strategic coastal fortress guarding the deep natural harbour of Mers el-Kébir near Oran, built and rebuilt across Spanish, Ottoman, and later periods. Its ramparts overlook one of the finest anchorages on the coast.

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