Batterie du Santon
Batterie du Santon is a fort in Commune de Mers el Kebir, Ain Turk, Oran Province. Batterie du Santon is situated nearby to the town Mers El Kébir, as well as near Aïn El Turk.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mers El Kebir Naval Base.
Mers El Kebir Naval Base
Naval base
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Mers El Kebir Naval Base is situated 2 km southeast of Batterie du Santon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mers El Kébir and Aïn El Turk.
Mers El Kébir
Town
Photo: Bachounda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mers El Kébir is a port on the Mediterranean Sea, near Oran in Oran Province, northwest Algeria. It is famous for the attack on the French fleet in 1940, in the Second World War.
Aïn El Turk
Town
Ain el-Turck is the capital of Ain el-Turck District located about fifteen kilometers from Oran in the north-west of Algeria. The district contains nine municipalities. It now hosts an important seaside resort. Aïn El Turk is situated 5 km west of Batterie du Santon.
Oran
Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oran is the second largest city in Algeria and the capital of Oran province, with more than 1,500,000 people.
Batterie du Santon
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Fort du Santon”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Commune de Mers el Kebir, Ain Turk, Oran Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.7373° or 35° 44′ 14″ northLongitude
-0.69879° or 0° 41′ 56″ westElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
8C7XP8P2+WFGeoNames ID
2482397
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