CITY GATES
These gates (d'Espagne, de Canastel, du Santon and de Tlemcen), which encircle the city of Oran, bear witness to the Spanish occupation.
Aware that Oran was highly coveted, the Spanish encircled the city with a wall pierced with gates, to make it the most fortified city in Africa.
Just like the forts and the ramparts, the gates of Oran bear witness to this Spanish occupation.
We can still admire the most beautiful ones:
The Spanish Gate. The Spanish Gate was built inside the Kasbah. The Spanish Gate (Sidi-El-Houari, rue des frères Dahi), decorated with a beautiful coat of arms, unfortunately damaged, was built in 1589 by Don Pedro de Padilla. The access is done by the place of Quinconces (currently place brothers Bekhada) or by the street of the old castle (currently street Sidi-El-Houari), district of Sidi-El-Houai. Access from 8 am to 4 pm.
Door of Canastel (Sidi-el-Houari, place Kleber). It is called the door of the Sun, or the door of the East. You can access the door by the place Kléber (currently Place Boudali-Hasni). The door was rebuilt because of its bad state from 1734 to 1738, time of the second Spanish period.
Porte du Santon (Sidi-El-Houari, rue du Petit-Santon), built in 1745, was used to block the way to the Navy.
Door of Tlemcen. It is called the door of Tlemcen because it indicates the way to Tlemcen. It was built in 1605, to give access to the Casbah and to the door of Spain.
It is located at the Place des Quinconces (currently Place frères Bekhada) in the district of Sidi-El-Houari. The door has now disappeared and access to the Porte d'Espagne and the Kasbah has been modified.