Oran: All Data
Oran is a city in Algeria. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.
1. Lists and Timelines
Oran: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
1509 AD
Capital of Oran
1563 AD
Mentioned in: Sieges of Oran and Mers El Kébir, part of Habsburg-Ottoman wars in Hungary (1526-1568)
1675 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Oran and Mers El Kébir, part of Ottoman-Habsburg Wars
1693 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Oran (1693), part of Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and Morocco
1707 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Oran (1707–1708)
1732 AD
Mentioned in: Spanish conquest of Oran
1830 AD
Mentioned in Event: French conquest of Algeria
1831 AD
Mentioned in Event: French conquest of Algeria
1940 AD
Mentioned in Event: World War II (All other Vichy France Colonies)
1942 AD
Mentioned in Event: Operation Torch
1950 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Department of Oran, part of French Algeria
1962 AD
Mentioned in Event: Algerian War
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Oran, part of Algeria