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Mers El Kebir

Orantown

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Total population

17,957

Air quality index

40Good
Coordinates35.73°, -0.71°

Demographic figures from Office National des Statistiques (Algeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Mers El Kebir is a town located in Oran, Algeria. Around 17,957 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 35.728°, -0.709°. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,840 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
35.7277
Longitude
-0.7085
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
40
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
72
NO₂ (µg/m³)
9.4

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,443
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • French lavender
    Lavandula dentata L. · Magnoliopsida
    27
  • Common Iceplant
    Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. · Magnoliopsida
    18
  • Granulated Pill Woodlouse
    Armadillidium granulatum Brandt, 1833 · Malacostraca
    17
  • Bermuda-buttercup
    Oxalis pes-caprae L. · Magnoliopsida
    17
  • Six-striped Woodlouse
    Porcellionides sexfasciatus (Budde-Lund, 1885) · Malacostraca
    16
  • Mastic Tree
    Pistacia lentiscus L. · Magnoliopsida
    15
  • Blue Pimpernel
    Lysimachia loeflingii F.J.Jiménez & M.Talavera · Magnoliopsida
    11
  • common tortoise
    Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758 · Testudines
    10

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
124
Largest magnitude
5.5
Largest event
2008-06-06

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Oran

Browse all places in Oran →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.04
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,840

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Mers El Kebir

Oran et Mers el Kebir
Louis Abadie · 2002
Oran-Mers el Kebir
Robert Offrey · 1938
Histoire D'oran
Ahmed Cherfi · 2018
The road to Oran
The road to Oran
David Brown · 1999

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

African Sandalwood
African Sandalwood
Osyris lanceolata
Seen 2026-10-09
Ficus carica carica
Ficus carica carica
Ficus carica carica
Seen 2026-10-03
common fig
common fig
Ficus carica
Seen 2026-10-03
Grey Dagger
Grey Dagger
Acronicta psi
Seen 2026-10-03
carob tree
carob tree
Ceratonia siliqua
Seen 2026-10-03
oleander
oleander
Nerium oleander
Seen 2026-10-03
Ziziphus lotus lotus
Ziziphus lotus lotus
Ziziphus lotus lotus
Seen 2026-10-03
Mediterranean fan palm
Mediterranean fan palm
Chamaerops humilis
Seen 2026-10-03
Rhynocoris erythropus
Rhynocoris erythropus
Rhynocoris erythropus
Seen 2026-10-03

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library