Oriental (Morocco)
Oriental (Berber: Tagmuḍant, ⵜⴰⴳⵎⵓⴹⴰⵏⵜ; Arabic: الجهة الشرقية, French: L'Oriental) is one of the sixteen regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 82,900 km² and has a population of 1,918,094 (2004 census). The capital and largest city is Oujda, and the second largest city is Nador.
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