Jerada (Berber: Jrada, ⵊⵔⴰⴷⴰ, Arabic: جْرادة) is a city in the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco. It is located close to the border with Algeria.
Jerada Jrada / ⵊⵔⴰⴷⴰ جرادة | |
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Coordinates: 34°18′42″N 2°9′49″W | |
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Region | Oriental |
Province | Jerada Province |
Elevation | 3,431 ft (1,046 m) |
Population (September 2014)[1] | |
• Total | 43,506 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Jerada is the capital city of Jerada Province. According to the 2014 census, the municipality had a population of 43,506 people living in 8,953 households.[1]
Jerada has been the location of various instances of civil unrest in Morocco. It was one of the sites of the 1948 Anti-Jewish Riots in Oujda and Jerada in which thirty-nine Jewish people were killed, thirty severely injured and others sustained minor injuries.
The 2017–2018 Moroccan protests started in Jerada after two brothers died in a tunnel accident when a mine flooded after miners broke through into a well.[2]
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Capital: Oujda | ||
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