Oriental (Arabic: الجهة الشرقية) is one of the sixteen former regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 82,900 km² and has a population of 1,918,094 (2004 census). The capital and largest city is Oujda, and the second largest city is Nador.

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Oriental الجهة الشرقية
Region
Jebel Tamejout - Grotte du Chameau (Zegzel)
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 34°41′N 1°54′W
Country	Morocco
Capital	Oujda
Government
• Wali (Governor)	Abdelfettah El Houmam
Area
• Total	82,900 km2 (32,000 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	1,918,094
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

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It is situated in the north-east of the country, with a northern coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. The regions of Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate, Fès-Boulemane and Meknès-Tafilalet lie to its west, with the Algerian provinces of Tlemcen and Naâma to its east and Béchar to the south. Melilla, a Spanish autonomous city, also borders the region.

The region is made up into the following prefectures and provinces:

• Berkane Province
• Eddriwesh Province
• Figuig Province
• Jerada Province
• Nador Province
• Prefecture of Oujda-Angad
• Taourirt Province

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• Oujda, Oujda-Angad: 398,131
• Nador, Nador Province: 124,915
• Taourirt, Taourirt Province: 79,664
• Berkane, Berkane Province: 79,570
• Jerada, Jerada Province: 43,870
• Al Aaroui, Nador Province: 36,021
• El Aioun Sidi Mellouk, Taourirt Province: 34,767
• Beni Ensar, Nador Province: 31,800
• Zaio, Nador Province: 29,851
• Bouarfa, Figuig Province: 24,527
• Sidi Slimane Echcharraa, Berkane Province: 22,889
• Zeghanghane, Nador Province: 20,134
• Ahfir, Berkane Province: 19,477
• Ain Bni Mathar, Jerada Province: 13,526
• Figuig, Figuig Province: 12,516
• Aklim, Berkane Province: 8,979
• Bni Drar, Oujda-Angad: 8,919
• Debdou, Taourirt Province: 4,575
• Touissit, Jerada Province: 3,429
• Saidia, Berkane Province: 3,338
• Ain Erreggada, Berkane Province: 2,975
• Naima, Oujda-Angad: 1,151