Fort Santiago
Fort Santiago is a castle in Oran, Oran Province. Fort Santiago is situated nearby to the park Stade de Bab El Hamra;ملعب bab الحمراء, as well as near the hospital EHS Les Pins (Les Planteurs).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort of Santa Cruz and Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque.
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 610 metres northwest of Fort Santiago.
Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque
Mosque
Photo: DZ-WahranUser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque is a mosque in Oran, Algeria. Formerly the Great Synagogue of Oran, it was the largest synagogue in Africa. Also known as Temple Israélite, it was located on Boulevard Joffre, currently Boulevard Maata Mohamed El Habib. Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque is situated 1 km southeast of Fort Santiago.
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 1 km east of Fort Santiago.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mers El Kébir and Es Sénia.
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 northwest of Fort Santiago.
Es Sénia
Town
Photo: FouadNukem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Es Senia is a municipality in Oran Province, Algeria. It is the seat of Es Sénia District. It contains a university as well as the international airport of Oran Es Sénia. Es Sénia is situated 7 km southeast of Fort Santiago.
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 9 km east of Fort Santiago.
Fort Santiago
- Type: Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Oran, Oran District, Oran Province, Northwest Algeria, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.70546° or 35° 42′ 20″ northLongitude
-0.66011° or 0° 39′ 36″ westOpen location code
8C7XP84Q+5XOpenStreetMap ID
node 12433004674OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
“Fort Santiago” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Fuerte Santiago”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stade de Bab El Hamra;ملعب bab الحمراء and EHS Les Pins (Les Planteurs).
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