Fort of Santa Cruz
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.
Mecifi, Public domain.- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of around 420 metres (1,390 feet)
- …is also known as “Santa Cruz Fort”
- Description: fort in Algeria
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Aïdour and Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque.
Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque
The Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque is a mosque in Oran, Algeria.
1½ km southeast of Fort of Santa Cruz
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oran and Mers El Kébir.
Mers El Kébir
Mers El Kébir is a port on the Mediterranean Sea, near Oran in Oran Province, northwest Algeria.
4½ km northwest of Fort of Santa Cruz
Es Sénia
Es Senia is a municipality in Oran Province, Algeria.
8 km southeast of Fort of Santa Cruz
Fort of Santa Cruz
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Latitude
35.70922° or 35° 42′ 33″ north
Longitude
-0.66505° or 0° 39′ 54″ west
Open location code
8C7XP85M+MX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Fort of Santa Cruz” goes by many names.
قلعة سانتا كروزArabic
সান্তা ক্রুজ দুর্গBengali
সান্তা ক্রুজ দুর্গ (ওরান)Bengali
قلعة سانتا كروزEgyptian Arabic
פורט סנטה קרוזHebrew
सांता क्रुस क़िलाHindi
Форт Санта-КрусRussian
Форт Санта-КрусUkrainian
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