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Fort of Santa Cruz Oran, Algeria Last Updated: 12/11/2022 |
| Santa Cruz Fort is one of the three forts in Oran, the second largest port city of Algeria. The three forts are connected by tunnels. Fort Santa Cruz was built between 1577 and 1604 by the Spaniards on the Pic d’Aidour above Gulf of Oran in the Mediterranean Sea, at an elevation of above 400 metres (1,312 ft). In 1831, the French occupied Oran and the fort. | |
| 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. | |
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Algeria Place » City Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in North Africa. Algeria covers an area of 2,381,741 square kilometres (919,595 sq mi), making it the world's tenth largest nation by area, and the largest nation in Africa. It had a population of 44 million in 2021. The capital and largest city is Algiers, located in the far north on the Mediterranean coast. 60 views 💖 1Algeria |
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Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania Place » Historical Place The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania is a funerary monument located on the road between Cherchell and Algiers, in Tipaza Province, Algeria. The mausoleum is the tomb where the Numidian Berber King Juba II (son of Juba I of Numidia) and the Queen Cleopatra Selene II, sovereigns of Numidia and Mauretania Caesariensis, were allegedly buried. 184 views 💖 1Sidi Rached, TipazaØŒ Algeria |