Oran

Worth seeing in and around Oran

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Abdallah Ibn Salam Mosque

   The Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque is a mosque in Oran, Algeria. Formerly the Great Synagogue of Oran, it was the largest synagogue in Africa.

   1.3 km · Mosque in Oran · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Hassan Pasha Mosque

   The Hassan Pasha Mosque, also referred to as the Pasha Mosque or the Oran Grand Mosque, is a mosque located in Oran, Algeria.

   1.8 km · mosque in Oran, Algeria · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Ahmed Zabana Stadium

   Ahmed Zabana Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Oran, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches.

   1.8 km · Stadium in Oran, Algeria · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Miloud Hadefi Stadium

   Miloud Hadefi Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Belgaïd, in the Bir El Djir suburb of Oran, Algeria. Completed in 2019, it is used mostly for football matches.

   8.5 km · Stadium in Bir El Djir, Oran, Algeria · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque

   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.

   2.7 km · building in Algeria · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Santa Cruz Fort

   Fort of Santa Cruz is a fort in Oran, the second largest port city of Algeria. It is one of Oran's three forts; the other two forts are Fort de la Moune at the western end of the port and Fort Saint-Philippe, a replacement of the old castle of the Saints known in Spanish as Castillo de los Santos, at the centre of Oran.

   2.8 km · fort in Algeria · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Imam el-Houari Mosque

   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.

   1.8 km · mosque in Oran, Algeria · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Habib Bouakeul Stadium

   The Habib Bouakeul Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Oran, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of ASM Oran.

   4.2 km · Football stadium in Oran, Algeria · Wikipedia
9. 09
   University of Oran

   The Oran University 1 Ahmed Ben Bella, formally known as Es Senia University, is a university located in Es Sénia in the south suburb of Oran in the wilaya of Oran. It was established in November 1961 as part of the University of Algiers.

   7 km · university in Oran, Algeria · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Bahia Center

    Bahia Center is a complex of 31-story skyscrapers in Oran, Algeria. The first of the 31-floor towers houses a shopping mall and a 500-room hotel.

    1.7 km · building in Algeria · Wikipedia

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Getting to Oran

Airports

Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) (ORN), 9 km · Zenata – Messali El Hadj (TLM), 107 km · Oujda Angads (OUD), 155 km

Stations

Mers El Kebir, 7.2 km · Oran Ahmed Ben Bella Airport, 8.3 km

• Zenata → Oran

  109 km · quickest by road, 2h 48m · $11–15
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• Chlef → Oran

  185 km · quickest by road, 3h 5m · $17–24
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• Algiers → Oran

  353 km · quickest by air, 4h 23m · $150–230
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