Fort Lamoune
Fort Lamoune is a fort in Oran Province, Algeria. Fort Lamoune is situated nearby to the town Mers El Kébir.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bey’s Palace and Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d’Oran.
Bey’s Palace
Photo: Bachounda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bey's Palace is a historic palace in Oran, Algeria dating back to the Ottoman era. It was a residence of the ruler who belonged to the Western Baylik. The palace is situated in Sidi al-Houari, near the mount Marjaju, and it is categorized as a national heritage. Bey’s Palace is situated 1¼ km south of Fort Lamoune.
Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d’Oran
Library
Fort of Santa Cruz
Castle
Photo: Mecifi, Public domain.
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. Fort of Santa Cruz is situated 1½ km southwest of Fort Lamoune.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oran and Mers El Kébir.
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.
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. Mers El Kébir is situated 5 km west of Fort Lamoune.
Bir El Djir
Town
Photo: وهراني, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bir El Djir, formerly known as Arcole, is a town and commune in the Oran Province, Algeria. It is an eastern suburb of Oran, the province's capital. In 2009, it had a population of 171,883 people. Bir El Djir is situated 7 km east of Fort Lamoune.
Fort Lamoune
- Type: Fort
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Oran Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.71667° or 35° 43′ northLongitude
-0.65° or 0° 39′ westOpen location code
8C7XP88X+MXGeoNames ID
2491070
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