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Mers El Kébir
Mers El Kébir
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Mers El Kébir
Mers El Kébir is a port on the Mediterranean Sea, near Oran in Oran Province, northwest Algeria. The city was originally a Roman port called Portus Divinus, later it became an Almohad naval arsenal in the 12th century AD.
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Country: Algeria
District: Oran Province
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: 3rd Century AD
Oldest Culture: Roman
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
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