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 city in Morocco, serving as the capital of the Oriental region and the Oujda-Angad Prefecture. It is situated at an elevation of 470 meters above sea level and covers an area of 96.4 square kilometers. The city’s official language is Arabic, and it operates within the UTC±00:00 and UTC+01:00 time zones.

With a population of 614,000 and 134,330 households, Oujda is classified as a big city. Its postal code is 60000, and the local dialing code is 56. The city owns the Honor Stadium and is twinned with Lille, Oran, Reggio Emilia, and Aix-en-Provence.

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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

Instance of: big city
Official name: Oujda
Country: Morocco
Located in: Oujda-Angad Prefecture
Official language: Arabic
Population: 506224
Area: 96.4
Elevation: 470
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Capital of: Oriental
Official website: communeoujda.ma
Image: Bab Sidi Aissa Oujda Brahim FARAJI 2.jpg
Households: 134330
Dialing code: 56

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twinned administrative body: Jeddah
Commons category: Oujda
topic's main category: Category:Oujda
category for people born here: Category:Births in Oujda
postal code: 60000
native label: ⵡⵊⴷⴰ
category of associated people: Category:People from Oujda
owner of: Honor Stadium
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.

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