Jerada
Jerada Jrada / ⵊⵔⴰⴷⴰ جرادة | |
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  Jerada Jrada / ⵊⵔⴰⴷⴰ جرادة Location in Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 34°18′42″N 2°9′49″W / 34.31167°N 2.16361°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Oriental |
| Province | Jerada Province |
| Elevation | 879 ft (268 m) |
| Population (September 2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 43,506 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
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 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]
History
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.
References
- ^ a b "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
