Sidi Fredj

Coordinates: 36°45′40″N 2°50′38″E / 36.76111°N 2.84389°E / 36.76111; 2.84389
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Sidi Fredj
Sidi Fredj Lighthouse
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LocationSidi Fredj, Algeria Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates36°45′54″N 2°50′54″E / 36.764961°N 2.848203°E / 36.764961; 2.848203
Tower
Constructed1970s Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionconcrete Edit this on Wikidata
Height24 m (79 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapesquare building with light atop[1][2]
Markingswhite Edit this on Wikidata
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorNational Maritime Signaling Office Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height42 m (138 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl(3) W 12s Edit this on Wikidata

Sidi Fredj, known under French rule as Sidi Ferruch, is a coastal town in Algiers Province, Algeria. It is located within the territory of the municipality of Staouéli, on a presque-isle on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the site of the ancient city and bishopric Obori, which remains a Catholic titular see.

History

Obori was important enough in the

Caesarea Mauretaniae's Metropolitan Archbishopric, but faded like most sees in Roman Africa
.

Sidi Fredj was the landing spot where the French established their beachhead for the

Invasion of Algiers in 1830
. A number of ships of the French Navy were subsequently named Sidi Ferruch, the colonial name of the town under French rule, in honour of the event.

Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as the

titular bishopric
of Obori (Latin) / Obori (Curiate Italian) / Oboritan(us) (Latin adjective).

It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting episcopal (lowest) rank :[3]

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36°45′40″N 2°50′38″E / 36.76111°N 2.84389°E / 36.76111; 2.84389