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Oran

Northern Africa

Oran is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
803,329 1
Area (sq km)
2121 1
Founding Year
944 1
Population Estimate Year
2008 1
Elevation (m)
101 2
Latitude
35.69694 degrees north 1
Longitude
0.63306 degrees west 1
Connections

Associated With

Algeria, Countries
Source Oran (Wikipedia)
Oran Province, States or Territories

oran is associated with oran-province.

Source Oran Province (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Oran Province, States or Territories

oran is the capital of oran-province.

Source Oran Province (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Mohammed Chaouki Zine

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Sources
1. Oran (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Oran (Arabic: وهران, romanized: Wahrān, Tamazight: ⵡⴰⵀⵔⴰⵏ) is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria.
  • Lead section
    The total population of the city was 803,329 in 2008, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000, making it the second-largest city in Algeria by population.
  • Infobox, Population year
    2008
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    2121
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    35.69694, -0.63306
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    35.69694, -0.63306
  • Wikipedia infobox field 'established_date/founded' = 'AD 944'
  • Associated With: Algeria, Infobox, Country
    algeria
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Oran (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 101 m
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Oran Province (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
Oran Province (Arabic: ولاية وهران, Wilāya Wahrān) is a province (wilayah) in Algeria whose seat is the city of the same name.
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Wikidata: Oran
Wikidata Q131818, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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