Oregano Oregano Oregano (, ; Origanum vulgare) is a flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is native to temperate Western and Southwestern Eurasia and the Mediterranean region. Oregano is a perennial herb, growing from tall, with opposite leaves long. The flowers are purple, long, produced in erect spikes. It is sometimes called wild marjoram, and its close relative, "O. majorana", is known as sweet marjoram. The word "oregano" is derived from Spanish "orégano", from Latin "orīganum", from Greek ὀρίγανον ("orī́ganon"). This is a compound of όρος ("óros"), "mountain", and γάνος ("gános"), "brightness", whence "brightness of the mountain". Oregano is
2021 Mediterranean Games 2021 Mediterranean Games The XIXth Mediterranean Games, commonly known as the 2021 Mediterranean Games (), will be the 19th Mediterranean Games. The Games will be held in Oran, Algeria in 2021. Oran is the second city in Algeria to host the Mediterranean Games after Algiers which hosted the 1975 Mediterranean Games. Five cities signed an official declaration of candidacy for hosting the 2021 Mediterranean Games, two from Africa and three from Europe: The final candidates were Oran and Sfax, where Oran won by 51-17 after voting. Oran planned to take the Games to Algeria for the second time after the