Jerada (Arabic: جْرادة) is a city in the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco. It is located close to the border with Algeria.
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  Jerada جرادة Location in Morocco  Jerada جرادة Jerada جرادة (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 34°18′42″N 2°9′49″W / 34.31167°N 2.16361°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Oriental |
| Province | Jerada Province |
| Elevation | 3,431 ft (1,046 m) |
| Population (September 2014)[1] | |
• Total | 43,506 |
| Time zone | UTC 0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 1 (WEST) |
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
editJerada 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.
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.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Thousands protest after two brothers die in Morocco's 'mines of death'". France 24. 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2021-04-08.