Oran Province

The siege of Oran (1693) was an attempt by the Alaouite sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif to take the city of Oran, which was then under Spanish rule. After being defeated by the Spanish, he was attacked and defeated again by the Algerian Arab tribes while retreating from the territory.

Oran (Arabic: وَهران, romanized: Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is 432 km (268 mi) west-southwest from Algiers. The total population of the city was 803,329 in 2008, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000, making it the second-largest city in Algeria.

The Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque (Arabic: مسجد عبد الحميد بن باديس) was inaugurated in Oran, Algeria in 2015.

University Hospital Center Dr. Benaouda Benzerdjeb (Arabic: المركز الإستشفائي الجامعي د. بن عودة بن زرجب, French: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dr Benaouda Benzerdjeb), shortly known as CHU Oran is a large research hospital affiliated with the University of Oran in Oran, Algeria with a capacity of exceeding 1000 beds, established in 1877, located in front of the Medical faculty. A new modern hospital was developed in 2003, at a cost of €120 million. The hospital is a major teaching facility of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Oran. The original hospital was designed by noted Japanese architect Kenzō Tange, and is regarded as an example of his metabolic architecture concept. This public hospital is one of 14 hospitals designated Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire (CHU) in Algeria.

The Port of Oran (Arabic: ميناء وهران) is an Algerian port in the west of the country and exactly in the city of Oran, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and is considered one of the important ports in each of the fields of trade and marine transportation.

Operation Reservist was an Allied military operation during the Second World War. Part of Operation Torch (the Allied invasion of North Africa), it was an attempted landing of troops directly into the harbour at Oran in Algeria.

The Ahmed Zabana National Museum (Arabic: المتحف الوطني أحمد زبانة, El-mathaf El-ouatani Ahmed Zabana) is a museum located in Oran, Algeria, and named after the Algerian national hero Ahmed Zabana who was executed by the French on May 19, 1956, in Algiers.

Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Oran (Sacred Heart Cathedral of Oran) is a former Roman Catholic church located at Place de la Kahina, on Boulevard Hammou-boutlelis, in Oran, Algeria.

Bahia Center (Arabic: الباهية سنتر) is a complex of 31-story skyscrapers in Oran, Algeria. The first of the 31-floor towers houses a shopping mall and a 500-room hotel. It is the second tallest building in Oran, and the second tallest building in Algeria, Bahia Center Tower was designed by MobilArt.

Royal Hotel is a luxury hotel in Oran, Algeria. One of the most luxurious hotels in Oran, it is set in a colonial building dated to 1920 and contains 112 rooms, 12 junior suites and 5 senior suites.

The Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace (Arabic: قصر الرياضات حمو بوتليليس), famously called Palais des Sports (Arabic: قصر الرياضات), is an indoor sports arena located in Oran, Algeria. The official seating capacity of the arena is 5,000.

Bey's Palace (Arabic: قصر الباي) 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. The palace was built in 18th century, commissioned by Muhammad Bey the Great. The palace has an area size of around 5.6 hectare. It consists of diwan (public room), suite, harem, two guard towers which date back to 1345 during the Marinid era, barracks (which were used as a horse stable as well by both Ottomans and French), courtyard, and several other adjacent facilities. Today it is a favorite spot for tourists both domestic and foreign.