It is considered the emblem of the city of Oran, it is the place that anyone who knows Oran remembers when talking about the city.
The Palace of the Raïs also called Bastion 23 is a set of three palaces, as well as six fishermen's houses, all dating from the Ottoman era. The Palace of the Raïs is one of the most important historical monuments of the city of Algiers.
The Martyr's Memorial, Martyr's Shrine or Maqam Echahid is a war memorial overlooking the city of Algiers, erected in 1982 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Algeria's independence, in memory of the shaheeds, the fighters of the Algerian War of Independence who died for the liberation of the country.