Fort of Santa Cruz

Fort of Santa Cruz is a fort in , the second largest port city of . 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.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: fort in Algeria
  • Also known as: “Santa Cruz Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Aïdour and Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque.

Peak
Photo: Mecifi, Public domain.
The , or Murdjajo, is a mountain reaching…

Mosque
Photo: DZ-WahranUser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a in , . is situated 1½ km southeast of Fort of Santa Cruz.

Photo: Bachounda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bey's Palace is a historic palace in , dating back to the Ottoman era. is situated 1½ km east of Fort of Santa Cruz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oran and Mers El Kébir.

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is the second largest city in Algeria and the…

Town
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is a port on the Mediterranean Sea, near in , northwest . is situated 4½ km northwest of Fort of Santa Cruz.

Town
Photo: FouadNukem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Es Senia is a municipality in , . is situated 8 km southeast of Fort of Santa Cruz.

Fort of Santa Cruz

Latitude
35.70922° or 35° 42′ 33″ north
Longitude
-0.66505° or 0° 39′ 54″ west
Elevation
423 metres (1,388 feet)
Open location code
8C7XP85M+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12433045874
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
2482398
Wiki­data ID
Q524667
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Fort of Santa Cruz” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة سانتا كروز”
  • Bengali: “সান্তা ক্রুজ দুর্গ (ওরান)”
  • Bengali: “সান্তা ক্রুজ দুর্গ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة سانتا كروز”
  • French: “fort de Santa-Cruz”
  • French: “Fort de Santa-Cruz”
  • German: “Fort Santa Cruz”
  • Hebrew: “פורט סנטה קרוז”
  • Hindi: “सांता क्रुस क़िला”
  • Russian: “Форт Санта-Крус”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Santa Cruz”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte de Santa Cruz”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт Санта-Крус”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sidi El Houari and Essnouber.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Notre Dame de Santa Cruz and Station Moulay Abd El Kader.

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