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Oujda

Northern Africa

Oujda is a major city in northeastern Morocco, about 15 kilometers from the border with Algeria and 55 kilometers south of the Mediterranean coast, and the capital of the Oriental region. It was founded in 994 by the Berber chief Ziri ibn Atiyya of the Zenata Maghrawa tribe and passed through Almohad and Marinid rule before French forces occupied it as a military base in 1907 and 1908. The 2024 census recorded 506,224 residents, making it Morocco's ninth largest city. Oujda is a border trading hub known for its medina architecture, its Grand Mosque, and an annual International Festival of Gharnati Music, and it was named Arab Capital of Culture in 2018.

Facts
Population
506,224 1
Area (sq km)
96.4 1
Founding Year
994 2
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
470 1
Latitude
34.686667 degrees north 1
Longitude
1.911389 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 3
Sources
1. Oujda (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 506,224 (2024)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 34.686667, longitude -1.911389
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 470 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 96.4 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 506224 (2024)
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2. Oujda (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia infobox 'Modern city' = '994' on 'Oujda'
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. GeoNames: Oujda - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2540483
    34.68139 -1.90858 P PPLA MA 02 411 0841101231 539711 549 Africa/Casablanca
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 549 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.75, -1.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.75, -1.75
34.75 -1.75 Csa
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Wikidata: Oujda
Wikidata Q193802, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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