Oran

Oran

وهران
Oran وهران
City
	From top, left to right: general view of Oran's port, Mobilar towers, Oran city hall, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sheraton Hotel, Santa-Cruz chapel and Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque
	Coat of arms
	Nickname: al-Bāhia الباهية
	Oran Location within Algeria Oran Oran (Africa)
	Coordinates: 35°41′49″N 0°37′59″W / 35.69694°N 0.63306°W
Country	Algeria
Province	Oran Province
District	Oran District
Re-founded	AD 944
Government
• Wali (Governor)	Massoud Djari
Area
• City	2,121 km2 (819 sq mi)
Elevation	0.9 m (3 ft)
Population (2008 for city proper, 2019 for metro area)
• City	803,329
• Metro	1,570,000
Demonym	Wahrani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Postal codes	31000 - 31037
Website	www.wilayaoran.dz

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. It is 432 km (268 mi) west-southwest from Algiers. The total population of the city was 803,329 in 2008,^[6] while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000,^[7] making it the second-largest city in Algeria.^[8]

^ "Algeria: The provinces of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria as well as all cities of over 25,000 inhabitants". CITYPOPULATION. Archived from the original on 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
^ "Oran". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
^ "Oran". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
^ "Oran" Archived 2019-04-15 at the Wayback Machine (US) and "Oran". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-08-05.
^ "Oran". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
^ "The provinces of Algeria and all cities of over 25,000 inhabitants". Citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
^ Messahel, Abdellah (1 June 2008). "Une périurbanisation officielle dans un site contraignant". Espace Populations Sociétés. Space Populations Societies (2008/1): 89–99. doi:10.4000/eps.2408. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
^ About Oran Archived 2008-01-29 at the Wayback Machine—from the city's website.

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[1] "Algeria: The provinces of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria as well as all cities of over 25,000 inhabitants". CITYPOPULATION. Archived from the original on 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2021-04-07.

[2] "Oran". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

[3] "Oran". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

[4] "Oran" Archived 2019-04-15 at the Wayback Machine (US) and "Oran". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-08-05.

[5] "Oran". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

[citypop-7] "The provinces of Algeria and all cities of over 25,000 inhabitants". Citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2008-04-14.

[8] Messahel, Abdellah (1 June 2008). "Une périurbanisation officielle dans un site contraignant". Espace Populations Sociétés. Space Populations Societies (2008/1): 89–99. doi:10.4000/eps.2408. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2018.

[9] About Oran Archived 2008-01-29 at the Wayback Machine—from the city's website.

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