Oujda
Oujda (Arabic: وجدة; Berber languages: ⵡⵓⵊⴷⴰ, romanized: Wujda) is a major Moroccan city in its northeast near the border with Algeria. Oujda is the capital city of the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco and has a population of about 558,000 people. It is located about 15 kilometres (9 miles) west of the Moroccan-Algerian border in the south of the Beni-Znassen (Aït Iznassen) Mountains and about 55 km (34 miles) south of the Mediterranean Sea coast.
Oujda
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Oujda Location of Oujda in Morocco Oujda Oujda (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 34°41′21″N 1°54′41″W | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Region | Oriental |
| Modern city | 994 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 96.4 km2 (37.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 558,000 |
| • Rank | 8th in Morocco |
| • Density | 5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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