Fort Lemercier
Fort Lemercier is a castle in Bejaia, Béjaia Province. Fort Lemercier is situated nearby to Mosquée Al Ihsan, as well as near the fountain Dar Saquia.Photo: Yelles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: fort in Algeria
- Also known as: “Fort Gouraya”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yemma Gouraya and Frantz Fanon Hospital.
Yemma Gouraya
Photo: Vermondo, Public domain.
Yemma Gouraya is situated 1¼ km northeast of Fort Lemercier.
Frantz Fanon Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Frantz Fanon Hospital is situated 2 km southeast of Fort Lemercier.
Bejaia
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bejaia is a railway station, which is situated 2 km southeast of Fort Lemercier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cap Bouak and Ighil Ouberouaq.
Cap Bouak
Locality
Photo: Vermondo, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Cap Bouak is a locality, which is situated 3½ km east of Fort Lemercier.
Ighil Ouberouaq
Village
Photo: Indif, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tala Hamza is a town in northern Algeria in the Béjaïa Province. Ighil Ouberouaq is situated 8 km south of Fort Lemercier.
Fort Lemercier
- Categories: fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bejaia, Béjaïa District, Béjaia Province, Central Algeria, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.76635° or 36° 45′ 59″ northLongitude
5.0683° or 5° 4′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8F87Q389+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 5089539019OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q17354602
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Fort Lemercier” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حصن قورايا”
- Arabic: “حصن يما قورايا”
- Arabic: “قلعة قورايا”
- French: “Fort de Gouraya”
- French: “fort Gouraya”
- French: “Fort Lemercier”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort Lemercier and Mosquée Al Ihsan.
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