Jerada

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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Coordinates: 34°18′42″N 2°9′49″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

Jerada has been the location of various instances of civil unrest in Morocco.^[2]

It was one of the sites of the 1948 Anti-Jewish Riots in Oujda and Jerada.^[3] The local Jews had been surrounded by an uncontrollable mob.^[4] During this pogrom, thirty-nine Jews were murdered^[5][6] and thirty were severely injured.^[5][7]

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.^[8]