Oriental region or Oujda region (Arabic: الشرق, romanized: aš-šarq; Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⴰⵙⵏⵇⵔ or ⵓⵏⵇⵇⴰⵔ) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco, located in the north-eastern part of the country. With an area of 90,127 km and a population of 2,269,378 (2024 census), it is the easternmost region of Morocco.
The capital and the largest city is Oujda, and the second largest city is Nador. The region includes 7 provinces and one prefecture.
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Ras Kebdana or Ras El Ma (Tarifit: Qabuyawa ⵇⴰⴱⵓⵢⴰⵡⴰ; Arabic: رأس الماء) is a town in Nador Province, Oriental, Morocco. It is a seaport, is located in the province of Nador. According to the 2014 census, it has a population of 7,580.
Nador (Arabic: الناظور) is a province in the Oriental Region of Morocco. Its population in 2014 was 564,943.
It is situated east from Driouch Province and west from Berkane Province.
Driouch Province (Arabic: الدريوش) is a province in Morocco that was formed in 2009 by dividing the Nador Province into two parts, all falling under the Oriental administrative region of northeastern Morocco. The province has a population of 188,191 people as of 2024.
Oujda (Arabic: وجدة, romanized: wajda, pronounced [ˈwa(d)ʒda]) is a major city in northeast Morocco near the border with Algeria. Oujda is the capital city of the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco and has a population of 506,224 people (2024 census). It is located about 15 kilometres (9 miles) west of the Moroccan-Algerian border in the south of the Beni Iznassen Mountains and about 55 km (34 miles) south of the Mediterranean coast.
Guercif (Arabic: إقليم جرسيف) is a province in the west of Oriental, Morocco. Its formed in 2009. The provincial capital is at Guercif.
Taourirt (Arabic: تاوريرت) is a town in Taourirt Province in the northern part of Morocco. It is located in the Oriental region about 100 km west to the city of Oujda.
The town is important as a transport link: the main east-west railway from Casablanca - Rabat - Fez in the west to Oujda in the east runs through Taourirt. Also bus lines running from several cities in the Nador province (including the city of Nador) make a stop in the town.