Oran

Summary

Oran is a commune of Algeria^[1]. Oran ranks in the top 0.093% of commune_of_algeria entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,633 views/month, #1 of 1,073).^[2]

Key Facts

• Oran is located in Oran District^[3].
• Oran is in the country of Algeria^[4].
• Oran is on the body of water Gulf of Oran^[5].
• Oran's instance of is recorded as commune of Algeria^[6].
• Oran's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Oran's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Oran's instance of is recorded as large city^[9].
• Oran's official language is recorded as Arabic^[10].
• Oran's official language is recorded as Standard Algerian Berber^[11].
• Oran's shares border with is recorded as Mers El Kebir^[12].
• Oran's shares border with is recorded as Bir El Djir^[13].
• Oran's shares border with is recorded as Sidi Chami^[14].
• Oran's shares border with is recorded as Es Senia^[15].
• Oran's shares border with is recorded as Misserghin^[16].
• Oran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bordeaux^[17].
• Oran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Toulon^[18].
• Oran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jeddah^[19].
• Oran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sfax^[20].
• Oran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bizerte^[21].
• Oran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oujda^[22].
• Oran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zarqa^[23].
• Oran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Durban^[24].
• Oran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Almería^[25].
• Oran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Alicante^[26].
• Oran's twinned administrative body is recorded as Strasbourg^[27].

Body

Geography

Oran is in the country of Algeria^[4]. Oran is located in Oran District^[3]. Oran is on the body of water Gulf of Oran^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+852000'}^[28], {'amount': '+803329'}^[29], {'amount': '+101009'}^[30], {'amount': '+146183'}^[31], and {'amount': '+326706'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include commune of Algeria^[6], city^[7], big city^[8], and large city^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Oran include Oran Tafraoui Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in Algeria^[35].

Why It Matters

Oran ranks in the top 0.093% of commune_of_algeria entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,633 views/month, #1 of 1,073).^[2] Oran has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Oran is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Oran include Oran Tafraoui Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in Algeria^[35].