Oujda (, ) is a major city in northeast

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

near the

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with

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

. Oujda is the capital city of the

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region of northeastern Morocco and has a population of 506,224 people (2024 census). It is located about west of the Moroccan-Algerian border in the south of the Beni Iznassen Mountains and about south of the

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coast.

History

Origins

There is some evidence of a settlement during the Roman occupation, which seems to have been under the control of

Berbers Berbers, or the Berber peoples, also known as Amazigh or Imazighen, are a diverse grouping of distinct ethnic groups indigenous to North Africa who predate the arrival of Arab migrations to the Maghreb, Arabs in the Maghreb. Their main connec ...

rather than Romans. The city was founded in 994 by

Ziri ibn Atiyya Ziri ibn Atiyya (died 1001, Achir) was a leader of the Berber Maghrawa tribal confederacy and kingdom in Fez. Biography Under the protection of the Umayyad Caliph in al-Andalus, Hisham II, and his powerful regent al-Mansur, Ziri became king ...

, Berber chief of the

Zenata The Zenata (; ) are a group of Berber tribes, historically one of the largest Berber confederations along with the Sanhaja and Masmuda. Their lifestyle was either nomadic or semi-nomadic. Society The 14th-century historiographer Ibn Khaldun repo ...

Maghrawa The Maghrawa or Meghrawa () were a large Berber tribal confederation in North Africa. They are the largest branch of the Zenata confederation. Their traditional territories around the time of Muslim expansion into the Maghreb in the 7th century ...

tribe. Ziri was, with his tribe, authorized to occupy the region of Fas, but feeling insecure in that region and that town, and wishing to be nearer to the central Maghrib homeland of his tribe, he moved to Oujda, installed there a garrison and his possessions, appointing one of his relatives as governor.

11th to 19th centuries

In the mid-11th century, a new quarter with a wall was allegedly added to the primitive core.

Yusuf ibn Tashfin Yusuf ibn Tashfin, also Tashafin, Teshufin, (; reigned c. 1061 – 1106) was a Sanhaja leader of the Almoravid Empire. He cofounded the city of Marrakesh and led the Muslim forces in the Battle of Sagrajas. Yusuf ibn Tashfin came to al-And ...

occupied the city in 1079, and in the next century, it came under

Almohad The Almohad Caliphate (; or or from ) or Almohad Empire was a North African Berber Muslim empire founded in the 12th century. At its height, it controlled much of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus) and North Africa (the Maghreb). The Almohad ...

control, with its fortifications repaired and strengthened under the Almohad caliph

Muhammad al-Nasir Muhammad al-Nasir (,'' Muḥammad an-Nāṣir'', – 1213) was the fourth Almohad Caliph from 1199 until his death. Évariste Lévi-Provençalal-Nāṣir Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Brill Online, 2013. Reference. 9 January 2013. Co ...

. Oujda played an important strategic role between the

Marinids The Marinid dynasty ( ) was a Berber Muslim dynasty that controlled present-day Morocco from the mid-13th to the 15th century and intermittently controlled other parts of North Africa (Algeria and Tunisia) and of the southern Iberian Peninsula ...

, based in

Fes Fez () or Fes (; ) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fez-Meknes administrative region. It is one of the largest cities in Morocco, with a population of 1.256 million, according to the 2024 census. Located to the nort ...

, and the

Abdalwadid The Zayyanid dynasty or Ziyanids (, ''Ziyāniyyūn'') or Abd al-Wadids (, ''Bānu ʿAbd āl-Wād'') was a Berber Zenata dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Tlemcen, mainly in modern Algeria centered on the town of Tlemcen in northwest Algeria. The ...

s of the

Kingdom of Tlemcen The Kingdom of Tlemcen or Zayyanid Kingdom of Tlemcen () was a kingdom ruled by the Berber Zayyanid dynasty in what is now the northwest of Algeria. Its territory stretched from Tlemcen to the Chelif bend and Algiers, and at its zenith reached ...

. The Marinid sultan Abu Yusuf Yaqub destroyed the city when he defeated Sultan Yaghmorasan in 1271. When his successor

Abu Yaqub Yusuf Abu Ya‘qub Yusuf or Yusuf I ( ''Abū Ya‘qūb Yūsuf''; 1135 – 14 October 1184) was the second Almohad ''Amir'' or caliph. He reigned from 1163 until 1184 in Marrakesh. He was responsible for the construction of the Giralda in Seville, whi ...

conquered the city again in 1296, he destroyed the remaining fortifications but then rebuilt the town with the new walls, a palace, and a Great Mosque (the current one). The town continued to change hands, however. Around 1325, Sultan Abu al-Hasan took the city again during a series of campaigns which extended Marinid control into the central Maghreb for a brief period. Because of its frontier position, the city was frequently contested between the Sharifian dynasties of Morocco – the

Saadis The Saadi Sultanate (), also known as the Sharifian Sultanate (), was a state which ruled present-day Morocco and parts of Northwest Africa in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was led by the Saadi dynasty, an Arab Sharifian dynasty. The dynas ...

, followed by the Alaouites – to the west and the

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to the east, from the 16th century onward. It was often attached to the province or region of Tlemcen, which itself also changed hands several times in this period. During the long reign of Moulay Isma'il (1672–1727), Oujda was firmly under Alaouite control and defended by new fortifications and garrisons built by the sultan. After Isma'il's death, however, political instability returned. It was only in 1795 that the city was retaken by the Alaouite empire and permanently incorporated into Morocco. The French occupied it in 1844 and again in 1859. To the west of the city is the site of the

Battle of Isly The Battle of Isly () was fought on August 14, 1844, between France and Morocco, near the . French forces under Marshal Thomas Robert Bugeaud routed a much larger, but poorly organized, Moroccan force, mainly fighters from the tribes of , but a ...

which occurred in 1844. In 1907-1908, Oujda was reconquered by General Bugeaud and Marshal Lyautey and used as a French military base to control eastern Morocco. The modern city owes much of its present form to the French, who developed along the roads built at that time.

20th century and present day

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occurred in Oujda June 1948, during the

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in the aftermath of

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of the

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. Oujda, located near the border, was a departure point for

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seeking to reach Israel by crossing into

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; at the time they were not permitted to do so from within Morocco. In the events, 47

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and a French person were killed, many were injured, and property was damaged. The

1953 Oujda revolt Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...

took place during Thami El Glaoui's attempted coup against Sultan Muhammad V. In 1954, from the beginning of the Algerian Independence War, Morocco allowed Oujda to become the logistic center of the Oujda Group. The Moroccan border with Algeria is just east of Oujda; on the other side of the border is the Algerian town of

Maghnia Maghnia () (formerly Marnia) is a town in Tlemcen Province, northwestern Algeria. It is the second most populated town in Tlemcen Province, after Tlemcen. The current population is over 200,000. History Archaeologists have found evidence of prehi ...

. The border has been closed since 1994. In 2010, Rod Solaimani chronicled his trip to Oujda for

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Geography

The city is located south of the Mediterranean sea and west of Algeria, with an estimated altitude of . south from city centre, is

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, a typical

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and into the east of this forest is Sidi Maafa park. Oujda is located in the south of

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mountains.

Climate

The city has a

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(

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''BSk''). Rainfall is between and per year. It rarely snows in winter; last snowfall was on 5 February 2012. Weather in Oujda is cool but still tepid and wet in winter, hot and dry in summer.

Architecture

The main characteristic of the city is having the old city in the centre. The old city maintains traditional features of the Moroccan architecture with its narrow, winding alleys which lead to the houses and markets such as the jewelry market and the leather market. The

Grand Mosque of Oujda The Grand Mosque of Oujda () is the historic main Friday mosque of Oujda, Morocco. The mosque was founded by the Marinid sultan Abu Ya'qub Yusuf in 1296. Architecture The mosque is large and slightly irregular in its floor plan due to multip ...

is one of its historically most important mosques. Bled el Gaada is a

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ruins just outside of Ouijda. The ruins consist of a Roman fort measuring .

Music

Gharnati refers to a variety of Andalusi music, named after the city of

Granada Granada ( ; ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada (Spain), Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence ...

. Its traditional center in North Africa is

Tlemcen Tlemcen (; ) is the second-largest city in northwestern Algeria after Oran and is the capital of Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it exports through the port of Rachgoun. It had a population of ...

in western Algeria, but in the 20th century it also spread to Morocco, with Oujda being one of its main Moroccan centers. Each year, the city hosts an International Festival of Gharnati Music. Reggada Music is a major traditional music movement. Its a Moroccan Amazigh ancient musical genre and traditional war dance from the Beni Znassen/Aït Iznasen tribes of north-east Morocco (Provinces of Oujda, Berkane and Taourirt), more precisely coming from the village called Ain-Reggada. This dance used to celebrate and emulate victory of a battle. This music has now become part of the global music sphere.

Subdivisions

The province is divided administratively into the following:

Transport

Tourists aiming at Saïdia, bordering the Mediterranean, transit to Oujda's airport. The city is served by

Angads Airport Oujda Angads Airport () is an airport serving Oujda, a city in the Oriental region in Morocco. it is located about north of Oujda and about northeast of Casablanca, near the Algerian border. History During World War II, the airport was used ...

, which has connecting international flights to Lisbon, Brussels, Madrid, Marseille or Paris for example, as well as domestic flights to Casablanca. The city is the endpoint of the main railroad from

Casablanca Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a populatio ...

via

and Taourirt before the border with

. There are several day and night trains to and from the city, linking it to the western part of the country. The Oriental Desert Express was originally built in the 1920s and 1930s as part of the

Mediterranean–Niger Railway The Mediterranean-Niger-Railway (MN) (French: ''Chemins de Fer de la Méditerranée au Niger'') was a railway in Western Africa. The Mediterranean-Niger Railway was built between the coal mining region near Bou Arfa in the east of Morocco and th ...

. One of its cars, the historical "prince's wagon" passenger car runs now twice annually. Outside camera shots of the Oriental Desert Express were featured in the 2015 James Bond film ''Spectre''.

Economy

Oujda has a strategic importance because of its location on the border. There are many economic and natural resources, however, the city struggles historically with an unemployment rate higher than the national average, standing on average at 20% compared to the 10.3% national average. Oujda relies heavily on trading given its location near the borders of Algeria. The economy of the city is directly related to the border's condition as it represents a passage for businesses directed towards

in the west, Talmasan in the east,

Figuig Figuig or Figig is an oasis town in eastern Morocco near the Atlas Mountains, on the border with Algeria. The town is built around an oasis of date palms, surrounded by rugged, mountainous wilderness. Modernization has somewhat raised the stan ...

in the south and

Melilla Melilla (, ; ) is an autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of . It was part of the Province of Málaga un ...

in the north. On 18 March 2003, King Mohammed VI indicated the importance of reviving the economy of the Eastern regions of Morocco. As a result of this effort,

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Oujda was established and the region witnessed road improvement, airport expansion and other projects.

Sport

The sports infrastructure in Oujda is composed of a municipal stadium, an Olympic venue, the Honneur Stadium of Oujda, built in 1976, the sports complex 'Rock' including a

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stadium, a complex

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in the park Lala Aicha, a

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course and two sports halls.

Football

In 1957,

MC Oujda Mouloudia Club of Oujda (), commonly abbreviated to MC Oudja, is a Moroccan football club based in Oujda. Mouloudia, which closely translates to "birth" in Arabic, was named after the coincidence of the day of its creation: on March 16, 1946 ( ...

(MCO) became the first football club to win the Throne Cup of Morocco, defeating the Wydad of Casablanca, a feat the club repeated the following year. In 1959, in its third successive appearance in the final, the club lost against FAR of Rabat. However, in MC Oujda's fourth successive final, the club defeated

FUS Rabat Fath Union Sport (), commonly known as FUS Rabat, is a Moroccan professional football club based in Rabat and currently playing in the first division. The club was founded on 10 April 1946. 'Fath Union Sport' is the name of the sports club whi ...

. In 1962 MCO won its last Throne cup against the Kawkab Athletic Club of Marrakech. After ten years,

came back to win in 1972 the Maghreb Cup, three years after it won The Botola Pro of Morocco.

US Musulmane d'Oujda Union Sportive Musulmane d'Oujda or simly USM Oujda, called USMO for a short is a Moroccan football club currently playing in the second division Botola 2. The club was founded in 1958 and is located in the city of Oujda, Morocco Morocco ...

, is another football club in Oujda.

Notable people

Arts and cinema

Hafid Bouazza Hafid Bouazza (, ḥafīẓ būʿazza; 8 March 1970 – 29 April 2021) was a Moroccan-Dutch writer. Born in Oujda, Morocco, Bouazza came to the Netherlands in October 1977 as a seven-year-old boy. He lived with his parents in the village Arkel, ...

– Writer * Hamid Bouchnak – Moroccan

raï Raï (, ; , , ), sometimes written rai, is a form of Algerian folk music that dates back to the 1920s. Singers of Raï are called () or (), i.e. 'young', as opposed to (, 'shaykh'), i.e. 'old', the name given to Chaabi singers. The tradi ...

singer and songwriter *

Nathalie Delon Nathalie Delon (born Francine Canovas, also known as Nathalie Barthélémy; 1 August 194121 January 2021) was a French actress, model, film director and writer. In the 1960s, Nathalie was regarded as one of the most beautiful women in the world ...

– Actress and director * Douzi – Singer and songwriter * Les Freres Megri – Rock band very popular in the Arab world, composers and producers. * Philippe Faucon – Filmmaker * Fouad Laroui – Writer and economist *

Michel Qissi Michel Qissi (; born Mohammed Qissi on 12 September 1962) is a Moroccan-Belgian actor, filmmaker, and martial artist best known for his action films. Born in Oujda but raised in Brussels, in 1982 Qissi emigrated to Hollywood together with childho ...

– Actor * Mimoun El Oujdi – Raï singer * Younes Megri – Actor, singer author of 'Leli Touil' sung by Maria de Rossi & Boney M. * Abdelkrim Derkaoui – Cinematographer, film director and screenwriter * Bassouar Al Maghnaoui – Singer * Simon Basinger – Musicologist, essayist, producer and author. * Charlotte Slovack – Filmmaker * Serge Guirao – Singer

Sports

* Adil Belgaid – Olympic judo fighter (3 times World Champion, 6 times African Champion, 3 times Arab Champion, 3 times Olympian) *

Abdelatif Benazzi Abdelatif Benazzi (; born 20 August 1968) is a French- Moroccan rugby union player who represented both Morocco and France.Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ) p. 71 He played as a lock or back row forward. ...

– Rugby player *

Philippe Casado Philippe Casado (1 February 1964–21 January 1995) was a French professional road bicycle racer. Born in Oujda, Morocco, he was professional from 1986 until his death in 1995 and had 3 victories. He died in Saint-Estève. Major results ;19 ...

– Cyclist *

Abdelkarim Kissi Abdelkarim Kissi (; born 5 May 1980) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Kissi's former teams are Mouloudia Oujda, Maghreb Fez, Rubin Kazan, Litex Lovech, SC Heerenveen, Enosis Neon Paralimni and Ap ...

– Footballer * Soufiane Kourdou – Professional basketball player *

Moha Rharsalla Mohammed "Moha" Rharsalla Khadfi (born 15 September 1993) is a Moroccan footballer who last played for Nemzeti Bajnokság club Diósgyőri VTK as a winger. Club career Huétor Tájar Born in Oujda, Morocco, Moha moved to Spain at his teens an ...

– Footballer * Mohammed Qissi – Actor (Kickboxer, Bloodsport with Jean Claude Vandamme) * Mohcin Cheaouri – Track and Field athlete, 2 times African champion * Yahya Berrabah – Olympic athlete, African champion in long jump * Daniel Sanchez – Footballer *

Gilles Simon Gilles Simon (; born 27 December 1984) is a French former tennis player. He turned professional in 2002 and won fourteen singles titles on the ATP Tour, and attained a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 6, on 5 January 2009. Personal li ...

– Formula 1 * Ahmed Belkedroussi – Football manager * Khadfi Rharsallah – Footballer * Marianne Agulhon – Slalom canoeist * Mohammed Berrabeh – International footballer * Hassan Alla – Footballer * Mohammed Ben Brahim – Footballer * Khalid Chalqi – Footballer * Gerard Soler – Football midfielder * Khalid Lebji – Football midfielder * Abou El Kacem Hadji – Footballer * Ryad El Alami – Footballer * Abdelah Kafifi – Footballer * Mohamed Atmani – Boxer (Summer Olympics) * Soufiane Kourdou – Basketball player * Houssam Amaanan – Footballer * Habib Allah Dahmani – Footballer

Politicians

* Ahmed Osman – Former Prime Minister, married King Hassan II's sister, Lalla Nuzha of Morocco * Zoulikha Nasri – Advisor to King Mohammed IV, MD of foundation 'Mohammed V for Solidarity' * Muhammad Ben Abdessalam Al Muqri – Late 19th senior official, advisor and grand vizier to several sultans. * Abdelkader Lecheheb – Football player and Ambassador to Russia * Mohamed Allal Sinaceur – Former Minister of Cultural Affairs * Mohamed Habib Sinaceur – Politician * Ahmed Toufiq Hejira – Former Minister of Housing and Urbanism * Kaddour El Ouartassi – Historian * Najima Rhozali – Politician, professor * Yvette Katan Bensamoun – Historian * Omar Benjelloun – Journalist *

Abdelaziz Bouteflika Abdelaziz Bouteflika (; ; 2 March 1937 – 17 September 2021) was an Algerian politician and diplomat who served as the seventh president of Algeria from 1999 to his resignation in 2019. Before his stint as an Algerian politician, Bouteflika s ...

– (1937–2021), 5th

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* Abdelnour Abbrous – Politician * Chakib Khelil – Politician * Hassnae Bouazza – Journalist, writer, columnist * Louisette Ighilariz – Politician

Business

* Maurice Levy – French businessman, Chairman of

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Group.

Town twinning

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, UK, (2009) Trowbridge has the largest Moroccan community in the UK outside London, and is the first UK town to be twinned with a place from a Muslim country. At the time, Trowbridge had approximately 80 resident families who had roots in Oujda. *

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, France *

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, France *

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, France *

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, France (2007) *

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, Saudi Arabia *

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, Libya *

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, Algeria *

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, Belgium

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History

Origins

11th to 19th centuries

20th century and present day

Geography

Climate

Architecture

Music

Subdivisions

Transport

Economy

Sport

Football

Notable people

Arts and cinema

Sports

Politicians

Business

Town twinning

See also

References

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