Oujda
Sign in to saveOujda (, ) is a major city in northeast Morocco near the border with Algeria. Oujda is the largest city and capital of the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco and has a population of 506,224 people (2024 census). It is located about west of the Moroccan-Algerian border in the south of the Beni Iznassen Mountains and about south of the Mediterranean coast.
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Oujda is a major city in northeastern Morocco located near the Algerian border, serving as the capital and largest city of the Oriental region with a population of over 506,000 people. Its strategic location in the south of the Beni Iznassen Mountains, close to both the Algerian border and the Mediterranean coast, makes it an important urban center in the region.
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Place details
- Locality
- Oujda وجدة
- Region
- Oriental ⵜⴰⵏⴳⵎⵓⴹⵜ الشرقية
- Country
- Maroc ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ المغرب
- Population
- 539,711
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- 11th to 19th centuries
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Oujda (, ) is a major city in northeast Morocco near the border with Algeria. Oujda is the largest city and capital of the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco and has a population of 506,224 people (2024 census). It is located about west of the Moroccan-Algerian border in the south of the Beni Iznassen Mountains and about south of the Mediterranean coast.
== History == thumb|Ancient mirador === Origins === There is some evidence of a settlement during the Roman occupation, which seems to have been under the control of Berbers rather than Romans.