Oran, Algeria

🇩🇿 Oran is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It has considerable commercial, industrial, and cultural importance. It is 432 km (268 mi) west-south-west from Algiers. It is the second-largest city in Algeria.

Medina Jedida Medina Jedida or, new city in English, is a large historical and popular district. It was one of the Muslim quarters during the French colonial period. In this district, there is one of the biggest markets in the country, called Le Marché de Medina Jedida (Medina Jedida Market).

El Hamri El Hamri is a large and popular district in the centre of Oran, known under French rule as Lamur. The football club Mouloudia d'Oran is found there.

Neighborhood streets • Avenue of Lamur • Street Captain-Rahou • Sebbalet Ayada • Place The Sahara • Gahwat Ettoubi • Street Staoueli • Street Djemaa Gazouna • Street Bougandoura • Street Belhadri Smain.

Sidi El Houari The historical district Sidi El Houari is a suburb in the north of the d'Oran city. The Saint-Louis college is there, as well as the old mosque of the Pasha dating from the 17th century. In this district the skin of Saint-Patron of the city in the name of "Sidi El Houari" rests. Other tourist curiosities: one ancient prefecture of the data base Stalingrad, the Spanish vestiges dating from the 16th century, and especially the Palate of the Bey d'Oran.

Mers El-Kébir Mers El Kébir ("The Great Port") is a municipality north-west of Oran, about seven km (4

+1⁄2 mi) from the city centre. As its name indicates, it is a major port and has an important naval base, home to the Algerian Navy.

Aïn El-Turk Aïn El Turk ("Fountain of the Turks") is also north-west of Oran, at a distance of 15 km (9 mi). It is a seaside town which includes several hotels and other tourist attractions.

Es-Sénia Es Sénia, located in the south of Oran, is home to industrial parks, several university institutes (Oran-Es-Sénia University, Institut of Communication, ENPO "National Polytechnic School of Oran", CRASC "Research centre in social sciences" etc.) and the international airport.

Bir El-Djir Bir El Djir is a commune that represents the suburbs of Oran (apart from the districts). It is the future beating heart of the Oranian agglomeration. It has several buildings which are the seats of institutions as the headquarters of Sonatrach's downstream activity, the hospital Établissement Hospitalo-universitaire "November 1st, 1954", the convention centre (Palais des Congrès), University of sciences and technology (conceived by the Japanese architect Kenzō Tange), the Institute of medical sciences, the Court of Justice and the National Centre of Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology. There is as well a stadium with a capacity of 50000 places under construction.

Bir El Djir is an urban extension east of Oran, 8 km (5 mi) from the city centre.

Misserghin Misserghin is a small city located to the south-west of Oran.

Transport The city's public transportation is centered on the Oran Metro covering coastal neighborhoods with the connecting Oran tramway covering suburbs not yet served by the metro. There is an extensive network of "clandestine" taxis in the City. A project started in 2008/9 and lasted approximately two to three years, to deliver the first line of the tramway in 2010. It should comprise 31 stations over a distance of 17.7 km (11 mi) going to Es-Sénia, in the South and Sidi Maarouf in the east side, while passing by the centre town The tramway should serve Haï Sabbah, University of Sciences and Technology (USTO), the Crossroads of the Three Private clinics, the Law courts, Dar El Baïda, the Plate-Saint Michel, the Place of the 1st November, Saint-Anthony, Boulanger, Saint-Hubert, the 3rd Ring road and finally The University of Es-Sénia. The Ahmed Ben Bella Airport, also known as Es-Senia Airport, serves both domestic and international flights, with frequent connections to the capital Algiers, served by the public airline company Air Algerie. The same company also has flights to many French cities (Marseille, Paris, Lyon, etc.) and other European and EMEA cities. The Es Senia Airport also serves passengers from most smaller towns in proximity to Oran (Sig, Mostaganem, Arzew, etc.). The airport building is a fairly limited construction and does not operate on a 24-h basis.