Oran

Oran Province · Algeria

Oran, Algeria
Photo: Benba.d.mourad, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
April to June and September to October for warm coastal weather
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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Algeria's second city rises from a Mediterranean bay beneath the Spanish-built Santa Cruz fort, its center a mix of Ottoman, Spanish, and French colonial architecture. Known as the birthplace of rai music, Oran has a livelier, more easygoing feel than the capital.

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