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وهران

وهران (Wahrān)1 is located in its eponymous province, at the south end of a half-moon bay along the northwest coast of الجزائر (al-Jazā'īr).2 It has a population of 1.56 million in the city, 3.454 million in the metropolis.3 Tourists enjoy its Islamic sites.4 The four Bahia Center towers are the tallest (574 feet, 2008).5

External references

skyview of Wahrān

Historical map

map of al-Jazā'īr (Algérie or Algeria) 2000 CE, showing Wahrān

Footnotes

1. Called Oran in French and English.
2. Called Algerie in French and Algeria in English.
3. 2010 (metropolitan) and 2008 (city); figures from the side bar of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oran, accessed February 13, 2017.
4. One of the first ten attractions listed in https://www.thecrazytourist.com/15-best-places-to-visit-in-algeria/, accessed February, 2017.
5. Emporis.com, accessed October 19, 2017. Only Tower 2 has a construction end date in this web page.