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Oued Zem

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Country
  
Morocco

Time zone
  
WET (UTC+0)

Local time
  
Tuesday 3:23 AM

Region
  
Béni Mellal-Khénifra

Population
  
115,000 (2015)

Province
  
Khouribga Province

Oued Zem

Weather
  
9°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 89% Humidity

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Oued Zem is a city in Khouribga Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco. According to the 2015 census Oued Zem had a population of 115000.

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Map of Oued Zem, Morocco

Oued Zem was a French settlement during the 20th century. On 20 August 1955, during the testimony period of Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef an uprising of the Berber tribes took place in Oued Zem which led to a massacre of French and Moroccan civilians. After Moroccan independence, it is the memory of the extent of the repression that gave Oued Zem martyr city status.

Unemployment rates in Oued Zem are higher than elsewhere in Morocco. Many people in Oued Zem have relied upon remittances from relatives working in Europe, which became scarcer after the 2008 economic crash. The city has subsequently become called 'the capital of the "sextortion" industry': after victims are lured to participate in online sexual encounters, they are blackmailed by the threat of YouTube and Facebook exposure.

References

Oued Zem Wikipedia