Bir Jdid

Bir Jdid

البئر الجديد
al-Bīr-al-Jadīd
Bir Jdid البئر الجديد al-Bīr-al-Jadīd
Town
	Bir Jdid
	Coordinates: 33°22′25″N 8°00′01″W / 33.3737°N 8.0002°W
Country	Morocco
Region	Casablanca-Settat
Province	El Jadida
Population (2004)
• Total	15,267

Bir Jdid (Arabic: البير الجديد: "New Well") is a town in El Jadida Province, Morocco. As of 2004, it had a population of 15267.^[1]

History

Historically, a secret prison was located in Bir Jdid. Among the people sent to this prison, were the family of Mohamed Oufkir, who were subject to torture.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "World Gazetteer".^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Ph. D Khannous (17 October 2013). African Pasts, Presents, and Futures: Generational Shifts in African Women's Literature, Film, and Internet Discourse. Lexington Books. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-7391-7042-7.

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[wg-1] "World Gazetteer".^{[permanent dead link]}

[Khannous2013-2] Ph. D Khannous (17 October 2013). African Pasts, Presents, and Futures: Generational Shifts in African Women's Literature, Film, and Internet Discourse. Lexington Books. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-7391-7042-7.

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