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| Oran Exposition | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Unrecognized exposition |
| Name | Oran Exposition |
| Location | |
| Country | French Algeria |
| City | Oran |
| Coordinates | 35°41′20″N0°38′42″E / 35.689°N 0.645°E |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | 1 January 1930 [1] |
| Closure | 30 June 1930 [1] |
The Oran Exposition was a French colonial exposition held in Oran, Algeria in 1930 to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of French control over Algeria. [1] [2]
The Algerian Naval Force is the naval branch of the Algerian military. The naval force operates from multiple bases along the country's nearly 1,440 km (890 mi) coastline, fulfilling its primary role of monitoring and defending Algeria's territorial waters against all foreign military or economic intrusion. Additional missions include coast guard and maritime safety missions as well a projection of marine forces. Algerian forces are an important player in the Western Mediterranean.
Nicolas Auguste Pomel was a French geologist, paleontologist and botanist. He worked as a mines engineer in Algeria and became a specialist in north African vertebrate fossils. He was Senator of Algeria for Oran from 1876 to 1882.
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Oran socialiste was a weekly newspaper published from Oran, Algeria, 1928–1939. Oran socialiste was the organ of the French Section of the Workers International (S.F.I.O.) in Oran. Oran socialiste was founded and edited by Marius Dubois.
The Hassan Pasha Mosque, also referred to as the Pasha Mosque or the Grand Mosque, is a mosque located in Oran, Algeria. It was built in 1796 by order of Baba Hassan, Pasha of Algiers, in memory of the expulsion of the Spanish. During the French Invasion of Algiers in 1830, French soldiers would occupy the mosque during their invasion of Algeria as their living-quarters. 5 years after the French Invasion, in 1835, the building was established as a mosque and renovated three decades later. In 1952, the mosque was listed as a historic monument. Since 2010, this historic monument has been closed to the public.
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The Oran Expedition in 1707 was a military operation led by Moulay Ismail ibn Sharif in which he attempted to extend Moroccan rule into western Algeria. The battle ended in a Moroccan defeat, and the site of the battle was named after the defeated Moroccan king, Moulay Ismail.
Azouaou Mammeri, also known as Si Azouaou Mammeri, was an Algerian painter born in 1890 or 1892 in the village of Taourirt-Mimoun which was part of Aït Yenni. He died on September 17, 1954, in Aït Yenni.
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