Oriental is one of the sixteen 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.
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.
