Oran

Oran ( Arabic: وهران) is a major ceety on the northwastren Mediterranean coast o Algerie. It is the caipital o the Oran Province (wilaya). The ceety haes a population o 674,273 (2009), while the metropolitan aurie haes a population o approximately 1 million, makin it the seicont lairgest ceety in Algerie. Oran is a major port, an syne the 1960s haes been the commercial, industrial, an educational centre o wastren Algerie.

Oran وهران - Wahrān - ⵡⴻⵀⵔⴰⵏ
Top, the twa Lions o Atlas (seembol o Oran), Centre, 1st November Place, fort & chapel o Santa Cruz, Bey Othmane mosque, Bottom, general view
Eik-name(s):  The radiant " الباهية "
Oran Location o Oran athin Algerie
Coordinates: 35°41′49″N 0°37′59″W
Kintra	Algerie
Province	Oran
Re-foondit	AD 944
Govrenment
• Wali (Govrenor)	Saddek Benkada
Area
• City	2121 km2 (819 sq mi)
Elevation	0.9 m (3 ft)
Population  (1998 for ceety proper, 2010 for metro aurie)
• City	759,645
• Metro	1,454,078
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Postal codes	31000 - 31037

Internaitional relations

See an aa: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Algerie

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Oran is twinned wi:

Elche, Spain Bordeaux, Fraunce Havana, Cuba Dakar, Senegal

Durban, Sooth Africae Gdańsk, Poland Sfax, Tunisie Zarqa, Jordan Oujda, Morocco