Oran
Algeria's second city and its lightest — a Spanish fort above the harbour, a Mediterranean seafront, and the place raï music came out of.
Oran in eight slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Things to do in Oran
Where to stay in Oran
Oran in a day, two days, three
- Day 14 stops
- Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque
- Ahmed Zabana National Museum
- Bey's Palace
- Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur
Landmarks in Oran
The Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque is a Sunni mosque located in Oran, Algeria. The mosque was completed in 2015 and named in honor of Abdelhamid Ben Badis, a revered figure among Algerian Muslims. In 1931, Ben Badis helped found the Association of Algerian Muslim Ulema, an Islamic reformist organization that helped combat assimilation into colonial French culture.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Aug 2026
Amanidjilali · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Ahmed Zabana National Museum is a museum located in Oran, Algeria, and named after the Algerian national hero Ahmed Zabana who was executed by the French on May 19, 1956, in Algiers.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Jul 2026
Maya-Anaïs Yataghène · CC BY 2.0
Oran 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.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Aug 2026
R hakka · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Oran is a former Roman Catholic church located at Place de la Kahina, on Boulevard Hammou-boutlelis, in Oran, Algeria.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Bernard Gagnon · CC BY 4.0
The Imam al-Houari Mosque, also known as the Imam Sidi el-Houari Mosque and as the Bey Mohamed Othman Al Kabir Mosque after Baba Mohammed ben-Osman, the Dey of the Deylik of Algiers, is a Sunni mosque located in Oran, Algeria.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Jul 2026
Fazo BELKHAMSSA · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mouloudia Club of Oran, known as MC Oran, or simply MCO for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Oran. Founded on 1 January 1917, the club was known as Mouloudia Chaâbia Ouahrania from 1971 to 1977, Mouloudia Pétroliers d'Oran from 1977 to 1987 and Mouloudia d'Oran from 1987 to 1989. The club colours are red and white.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Sep 2026
Mouloudia Club Oranais · Public domain
The Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque is a Sunni mosque located in Oran, Algeria. The mosque was completed in 2015 and named in honor of Abdelhamid Ben Badis, a revered figure among Algerian Muslims. In 1931, Ben Badis helped found the Association of Algerian Muslim Ulema, an Islamic reformist organization that helped combat assimilation into colonial French culture.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Aug 2026
Amanidjilali · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Ahmed Zabana National Museum is a museum located in Oran, Algeria, and named after the Algerian national hero Ahmed Zabana who was executed by the French on May 19, 1956, in Algiers.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Jul 2026
Maya-Anaïs Yataghène · CC BY 2.0
Oran 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.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Aug 2026
R hakka · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Oran is a former Roman Catholic church located at Place de la Kahina, on Boulevard Hammou-boutlelis, in Oran, Algeria.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Bernard Gagnon · CC BY 4.0
The Imam al-Houari Mosque, also known as the Imam Sidi el-Houari Mosque and as the Bey Mohamed Othman Al Kabir Mosque after Baba Mohammed ben-Osman, the Dey of the Deylik of Algiers, is a Sunni mosque located in Oran, Algeria.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Jul 2026
Fazo BELKHAMSSA · CC BY-SA 4.0