Boujad

Boujad
بجعد
ⴱⵊⴰⵄⴷ

Bejaad
Boujad

Location in Morocco

Coordinates: 32°46′N 6°24′W / 32.767°N 6.400°W / 32.767; -6.400
Country  Morocco
Region Béni Mellal-Khénifra
Province Khouribga
Population (2008)
  Total 50,000
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)

Boujad (Moroccan Arabic: بجعد, Amazigh: ⴱⵊⴰⵄⴷ) is a small city in Khouribga Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco.

History

In 12th century, Banu Hilal, an Arab tribe living between Nile and Red Sea, settled in Tunisia, Tripolitania (western Libya), Constantinois (eastern Algeria) and Tamesna (western Morocco).

Notable people

Famous people originated from Boujad include Moroccan politicians Lahcen Haddad, Habib El Malki and Taieb Cherkaoui, and Israeli diplomat Yehuda Lancry and politician Amir Peretz.

Coordinates: 32°46′N 6°24′W / 32.767°N 6.400°W / 32.767; -6.400


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