Oujda

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.

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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
Timezone: Africa/Casablanca

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Oujda
Settlement.native_name_lang: ar
Settlement.image_skyline: Oujda.mosque et mairie.jpg
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Oujda.png
Settlement.mapsize: 200px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Oujda in Morocco
Settlement.pushpin_map: Morocco#Africa
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Oriental
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Oujda-Angad Prefecture
Settlement.established_title: First settled
Settlement.established_title2: Modern city
Settlement.established_date2: 994

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Oujda
Population: 506224
Area: 96.4
Elevation: 470
Official website: communeoujda.ma
Image: Bab Sidi Aissa Oujda Brahim FARAJI 2.jpg
Households: 134330
Dialing code: 56

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Commons category: Oujda
postal code: 60000
native label: ⵡⵊⴷⴰ
P8168: Ernst Mally
P12749: November 27

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thumb|Market of food. The Bab Sidi Abdel Wahab or adjoining Morocco Market Square are some great places to buy things.

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== 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.