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  • Cap de l’Aiguille Lighthouse

  • Cap de l’Aiguille Lighthouse

    Cap de l’Aiguille Lighthouse is a historical lighthouse located east of Oran. It is one of several lighthouses built by the French on the coast of Oran Province in Algeria. The Cap de l’Aiguille Lighthouse was built in 1865 AD during the French occupation of Algeria.
    Archaeological Site
    Cap de l’Aiguille Lighthouse
    by Aminouartistou, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 41 m

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    Cap de l’Aiguille Lighthouse

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    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Algeria

    Oran

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    19th Century AD

    French

    French

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    French Monuments

     

     

     

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