Oujda is a city in eastern Morocco with an estimated population of half a million inhabitants. The city is located about 15 kilometers west of Algeria and about 60 kilometers south of the Mediterranean Sea. Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ...

Oujda is home to Oujda Angads Airport, which receives many international flights coming from Europe. A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, covering around 10,790,000 km² (4,170,000 sq mi) or 2. ...

Oujda is also home to Université Mohammed Premier, a French and Arabic language university. Arabic (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ...

The city was founded in the 10th century and was the capital of a tribe called Zenata. The city was rebuilt in 13th century by sultan Abou Youssef. The French twice occupied it (in 1844 and again in 1859). Also to the west is Isly, which saw a major Franco-Moroccan battle in 1844. Once Morocco was occupied by the French, Oujda was used as a military base to control eastern Morocco. The Zenata are one of the main divisions of the medieval Berbers, along with Senhaja and Masmuda. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The city grew up along the roads that were built and owes much of its present form to the French.

External links

• Entry in Lexicorient
• OujdaCity.net

Morocco