Sidi Fredj

"Sidi Ferruch" redirects here. For the submarine, see French submarine Sidi Ferruch (Q181).

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.

Sidi Fredj

Sidi Fredj Lighthouse

Location	Sidi Fredj, Algeria
Coordinates	36°45′54″N 2°50′54″E
Tower
Constructed	1970s
Construction	concrete
Height	24 m (79 ft)
Shape	square building with light atop[1][2]
Markings	white
Power source	mains electricity
Operator	National Maritime Signaling Office
Light
Focal height	42 m (138 ft)
Range	17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi)
Characteristic	Fl(3) W 12s

Obori was important enough in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis to become one of the many suffragans of its capital 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.

See also

• Engineering portal
• Algeria portal

• List of lighthouses in Algeria