Oujda - Town twinning

34º41N 1º45W, pop (2002e) 342 900. Capital of Oujda prefecture, Oriental province, NE Morocco, N Africa; located close to the Algerian border, SE of Melilla; birthplace of Hafid Bouazza; university; railway; airfield; wool, grain, fruit, wine.

Oujda (Arabic: وجدة‎) is a city in eastern Morocco with an estimated population of half a million inhabitants.

Oujda is home to Angads Airport, which receives many international flights coming from Europe.

Oujda is also home to Mohammed I University, a French and Arabic language university.

The city was founded in the 10th century and was the capital of a tribe called Zenata.

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

Since 2006, the city has been twinned with Trowbridge in England due to the huge number of diasporans most of whom originate from villages close to Oujda.

Town twinning

Trowbridge, UK (since 2006)