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Country
  
Morocco

Area
  
82,900 km²

Time zone
  
WET (UTC+0)

Capital
  
Oujda

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Oriental (French: L'Oriental, Arabic: الجهة الشرقية, Berber: Tagmuḍant, ⵜⴰⴳⵎⵓⴹⴰⵏ) is one of the sixteen former regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 82,900 km² and has a population of 1,918,094 (2004 census). The capital and largest city is Oujda, and the second largest city is Nador.

Geography

It is situated in the north-east of the country, with a northern coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. The regions of Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate, Fès-Boulemane and Meknès-Tafilalet lie to its west, with the Algerian provinces of Tlemcen and Naâma to its east and Béchar to the south. Melilla, a Spanish autonomous city, also borders the region.

The region is made up into the following prefectures and provinces:

  • Berkane Province
  • Eddriwesh Province
  • Figuig Province
  • Jerada Province
  • Nador Province
  • Prefecture of Oujda-Angad
  • Taourirt Province
  • Oujda, Oujda-Angad: 398,131
  • Nador, Nador Province: 124,915
  • Taourirt, Taourirt Province: 79,664
  • Berkane, Berkane Province: 79,570
  • Jerada, Jerada Province: 43,870
  • Al Aaroui, Nador Province: 36,021
  • El Aioun Sidi Mellouk, Taourirt Province: 34,767
  • Beni Ensar, Nador Province: 31,800
  • Zaio, Nador Province: 29,851
  • Bouarfa, Figuig Province: 24,527
  • Sidi Slimane Echcharraa, Berkane Province: 22,889
  • Zeghanghane, Nador Province: 20,134
  • Ahfir, Berkane Province: 19,477
  • Ain Bni Mathar, Jerada Province: 13,526
  • Figuig, Figuig Province: 12,516
  • Aklim, Berkane Province: 8,979
  • Bni Drar, Oujda-Angad: 8,919
  • Debdou, Taourirt Province: 4,575
  • Touissit, Jerada Province: 3,429
  • Saidia, Berkane Province: 3,338
  • Ain Erreggada, Berkane Province: 2,975
  • Naima, Oujda-Angad: 1,151

    • References

    Oriental (1997-2015) Wikipedia
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