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Oujda

American  
[ooj-dah] / udʒˈdɑ /

noun

  1. a city in NE Morocco.


Oujda British  
/ uːdʒˈdɑː /

noun

  1. a city in NE Morocco, near the border with Algeria: frontier post. Pop: 454 000 (2003)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Two members of Morocco’s security forces and 33 migrants who were injured during the border breach were being treated at hospitals in the Moroccan cities of Nador and Oujda, MAP said.

From Washington Times • Jun. 25, 2022

Born to Algerian parents in Oujda, Morocco on 2 March 1937, Bouteflika became known for his intelligence from a very young age.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2021

Although details about his roots have been kept murky, most accounts agree that Mr. Bouteflika was born March 2, 1937, in Oujda, Morocco, which borders Algeria.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2021

Some biographers say Bouteflika was born in Tlemcen, western Algeria, and others give his place of birth as Oujda, just over the border in Morocco.

From Reuters • Mar. 11, 2019

At the end of three days, he sent us to Oujda, a dusty little town right across the border from Algeria and the headquarters of the Algerian army in Morocco.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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