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Mers El Kébir
Mers El Kébir is a port town on the Algerian coast a few kilometres west of Oran, with one of the best natural harbours of North Africa. Spain held it from 1505, with Oran, until 1708 and again from 1732 to 1792. Under French rule it became a naval base, where on 3 July 1940 the British fleet attacked French warships to keep them from German control.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mers El Kébir. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mers-el-kebir
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