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Mers el Kebir Destination Guide

Discover Mers el Kebir in Algeria

Mers el Kebir in the region of Oran with its 20,178 habitants is a place located in Algeria - some 221 mi or ( 355 km ) West of Algiers , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Mers el Kebir

Local time in Mers el Kebir is now 06:21 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Algiers " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tlemcen, Sidi Bel Abbes, Sainte-Clotilde, Saint-Andre, and Saida. When in this area, you might want to check out Tlemcen . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Mers el Kebir ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Oran (2005) - Mt Aïdour

2:01 min by visitoran
Views: 105114 Rating: 4.76

www.visitoran.com Here we are upon the Mountain Aïdour (Murdjajo) in Oran, Algeria and we take a 360 degree view from the peak. Commonly referred to as Santa Cruz. Plateau de Moulay Abdelkader al-Jila ..

Algeria Le Mouton De Eid Comedy #4

10:56 min by wala lihowa
Views: 13872 Rating: 5.00

it's story in west Algeria some where over there, where some people some time they are stingy for spending that money instead they go to their relative to celebrate but not buying one for them selfs i ..


Algeria Music Oran

2:53 min by JasLatSa
Views: 10676 Rating: 3.86

a drive trough Oran with music! please make comments! ..

été 2008 Front de Mer a Oran

0:43 min by oaud
Views: 8897 Rating: 3.75

ORAN Front-de-Mer Jamel&Yacine&Hakim&Moh p307 el halla Oued el Djemaa El HanKouche Relizane Dahmouni Tiaret ORAN ..


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Interesting facts about this location

HMS Walney (Y04)

HMS Walney (Y04), launched in 1930 as USCGC Sebago, was a Banff class sloop. She was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1941 and lost in 1942 in Operation Reservist, an attack on Oran that formed part of Operation Torch. Her captain, Frederick Thornton Peters, received the Victoria Cross for gallantry during this operation.

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Located at 35.72 -0.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Banff-class sloops, World War II sloops of the United Kingdom

Attack on Mers-el-Kébir

The Attack on Mers-el-Kébir, part of Operation Catapult and also known as the Battle of Mers-el-Kébir, was a British Navy bombardment of the French Navy at Mers-el-Kébir on the coast of what was then French Algeria on 3 July 1940. A British naval task force attacked the French fleet, which was at anchor and not expecting an assault from Britain, France's former ally. The attack resulted in the deaths of 1,297 French servicemen, the sinking of a battleship and the damaging of five other ships.

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Located at 35.72 -0.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1940 in France, Battle of the Mediterranean, Conflicts in 1940, History of Algeria, Naval battles of World War II involving France, Naval battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom

List of shipwrecks in January 1943

The list of shipwrecks in January 1943 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1943.

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Located at 35.75 -0.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1943, Lists of shipwrecks by year, Maritime incidents in 1943

Hassan Basha Mosque

The Hassan Basha Mosque is a mosque in Oran, built in 1797 during the reign of Mohamed Bey large order of Baba Hassan Basha of Algiers (the expulsion of the Moors). First imam of the mosque, Sheikh Sidi Mohamed El-Sunni Al-Mahaji.

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Located at 35.70 -0.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1797 establishments in Algeria, 18th-century mosques, Buildings and structures in Algeria, Mosques in Algeria, Mosques in Oran, Religious buildings completed in 1797

Great Synagogue (Oran)

The Great Synagogue of Oran, Algeria, was built and consecrated in 1880 at the initiative of Simon Kanoui, but its inauguration took place only in 1918. Also known as Temple Israelite, it is located on the former Boulevard Joffre, currently Boulevard Maata Mohamed El Habib. It was one of the largest and most superb synagogues in North Africa.

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Located at 35.70 -0.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 19th-century synagogues, Conversion of non-Muslim places of worship into mosques, Former synagogues, Jews and Judaism in Algeria, Oran, Places of worship in Algeria, Religious buildings completed in 1880