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Mers El Kébir
Municipality in Oran, Algeria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mers El Kébir (Arabic: المرسى الكبير, romanized: al-Marsā al-Kabīr, lit. 'The Great Harbor' pronunciationⓘ) is a port on the Mediterranean Sea, near Oran in Oran Province, northwest Algeria. It is famous for the attack on the French fleet in 1940, in the Second World War.
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Mers El Kébir
بلدية المرسى الكبير Baladiyya al-Marsā al-Kabīr | |
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Commune of Mers El Kébir | |
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![]() Location of Mers El Kébir within Oran Province | |
Coordinates: 35°43′43″N 0°42′25″W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Oran |
District | Aïn El Turk |
Government | |
• PMA Seats | 9 |
Area | |
• Total | 10.98 km2 (4.24 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 16,950 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Postal code | 31310 |
ONS code | 3115 |
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