Jerada

Place in Oriental, Morocco From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jerada (Arabic: جْرادة) is a city in the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco. It is located close to the border with Algeria.

Country Morocco
Elevation
3,432 ft (1,046 m)
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Coordinates: 34°18′42″N 2°9′49″W
Country Morocco
RegionOriental
ProvinceJerada Province
Elevation
3,432 ft (1,046 m)
Population
 (Novembre 2024)[1]
  Total
41,014
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)
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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.[2]

It was one of the sites of the 1948 Anti-Jewish Riots in Oujda and Jerada.[3] The local Jews had been surrounded by an uncontrollable mob.[4] During this pogrom, thirty-nine Jews were murdered[5][6] and thirty were severely injured.[5][7]

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.[8]

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