Country Morocco Time zone WET (UTC+0) Population 50,000 (2008) | Region Béni Mellal-Khénifra Local time Friday 1:45 AM Province Khouribga Province | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 41% Humidity | ||
Boujad (Moroccan Arabic: بجعد, Amazigh: ⴱⵊⴰⵄⴷ) is a small city in Khouribga Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco.
Contents
Map of Boujad, Morocco
History
In 12th century, Banu Hilal, an Arab tribe living between Nile and Red Sea, settled in Tunisia, Tripolitania (western Libya), Constantinois (eastern Algeria) and Tamesna (western Morocco).
Notable people
Famous people originated from Boujad include Moroccan politicians Lahcen Haddad, Habib El Malki and Taieb Cherkaoui, and Israeli diplomat Yehuda Lancry and politician Amir Peretz.
References
Boujad Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA