Oriental (Morocco)

Oriental (Morocco)
For other uses of the world "Oriental", see Orient (disambiguation).
Oriental Region

Oriental (Arabic: الجهة الشرقية) is one of the sixteen regions of Morocco. It is situated in north-eastern Morocco, bordering Algeria and the Spanish enclave of Melilla. It covers an area of 82,900 km² and has a population of 1,918,094 (2004 census). The capital is Oujda.

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

  • Berkane Province
  • Figuig Province
  • Jerada Province
  • Nador Province
  • Prefecture of Oujda-Angad
  • Taourirt Province
Jebel Tamejout - Grotte du Chameau (Zegzel)

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