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Oriental (Morocco)
Region of Morocco / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Orient (disambiguation).
For other places also called Ash-Sharqiyah, see Ash Sharqiyah.
Oriental région or Oujda region (Arabic: الشرق, romanized: aš-šarq) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco, located in the north-eastern part of the country. It covers an area of 90,127 km2 and has a population of 2,314,346 (2014 census) and is the easternmost region of Morocco.
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Oriental
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![]() Jebel Tamejout - Grotte du Chameau (Zegzel) | |
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Coordinates: 34°41′N 1°54′W | |
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Capital | Oujda |
Government | |
• Wali (Governor) | Mohamed Mhidia |
• President | Abdenbi Bioui |
Area | |
• Total | 90,127 km2 (34,798 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 2,314,346 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Website | conseilregionoriental.ma |
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The capital and the largest city is Oujda, and the second largest city is Nador. The region includes 7 provinces and one prefecture.
A majority of the population of Oriental speak Moroccan Arabic (86.2%) as a first or second language. A large minority speak the Rif-Berber language (38.4%) as a first language. Small numbers speak Eastern Middle Atlas Tamazight and Figuig Tamazight, principally in the south of Oriental.[1]