 This chapel has been refurbished with a tower, which has a huge statue of the Virgin Mary, said to be a replica of that at Notre-Dame de la Garde in Marseilles, styled as Notre-Dame du Salut de Santa Cruz.«ref name= Ham>

The fort is located at a height of about on Mount Murdjadjo, also known as Pic d’Aidour, from where there are views of Mers-el-Kebir, the strategic military port of Oran.Beneath the castle, on the hill slope, is the chapel of the Blessed Virgin, which is a Catholic pilgrimage site.The Ottomans built the first fort on the site.