Pointe de Mers el Kebir
Pointe de Mers el Kebir is a point in Commune de Mers el Kebir, Ain Turk, Oran Province. Pointe de Mers el Kebir is situated nearby to the locality ‘Aïn el Turc, as well as near Roseville.- Type: Point
- Description: point in Algeria
- Also known as: “Ras Mers el Kébir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mers El Kebir Naval Base.
Mers El Kebir Naval Base
Naval base
Photo: Zerbout, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mers El Kebir Naval Base is situated 3 km east of Pointe de Mers el Kebir.
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 3½ km west of Pointe de Mers el Kebir.
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.
Pointe de Mers el Kebir
- Category: landform
- Location: Commune de Mers el Kebir, Ain Turk, Oran Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pointe de Mers el Kebir” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pointe de Mers el Kebir”
- Swedish: “Pointe de Mers el Kebir”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as ‘Aïn el Turc and Roseville.
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