Oran

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city port city

Oran is a major port city on Algeria’s Mediterranean coast, known for its historical significance, vibrant culture, and role as an important economic center.

Aliases (2)

Oran Province ×3
Oran metropolitan area ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → port city →
commonlySpokenLanguage	Algerian Arabic → French →
continent	Africa →
country	Algeria →
economicActivity	fishing industry → petrochemical industry → shipping and logistics → tourism →
foundedBy	Andalusian traders →
foundedInCentury	10th century →
hasAirport	Oran Ahmed Ben Bella Airport →
hasClimate	Mediterranean climate →
hasHighwayConnectionTo	Algiers →
hasLandmark	Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque → Great Synagogue of Oran → Place du 1er Novembre → Santa Cruz Chapel → Santa Cruz Fort →
hasPort	Port of Oran →
hasRailConnectionTo	Algiers →
hasUniversity	University of Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella → University of Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed →
historicalRuler	France → Ottoman Empire → Spain →
hostsEvent	Mediterranean Games 2022 →
isCapitalOf	Oran Province →
isCoastalCityOf	Mediterranean Sea →
isEconomicCenterOf	northwestern Algeria →
isMajorPortOf	Algeria →
isSecondLargestCityIn	Algeria →
knownFor	multicultural heritage → raï music → vibrant nightlife →
liberationYear	1962 →
locatedIn	Algeria → Maghreb → North Africa →
locatedOn	Mediterranean Sea →
nearbyWaterBody	Gulf of Oran →
officialLanguage	Arabic →
partOf	Oran Province →
portFunction	commercial shipping hub → fishing port → passenger transport hub →
religionMajority	Islam →
timeZone	Central European Time → UTC+1 →
wasPartOf	French Algeria →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Oran Arabic → Oran Arabic ("Oran Province") →	spokenIn
Strasbourg → Strasbourg →	twinCity
Alboran Sea →	hasMajorPortOnCoast
Oran ("Oran Province") →	isCapitalOf
Operation Torch →	landingSite
French Algeria →	mainCity
Algeria →	majorCity
Oran ("Oran Province") →	partOf
Oran Arabic ("Oran metropolitan area") →	region