Bejaâd (Moroccan Arabic: بجعد, : pronunciation: Bjaɛd) is a small city in Khouribga Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco. Postal Code : 25060.
Bejaâd
بجعد ⴱⵊⴰⵄⴷ | |
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  Bejaâd Location in Morocco  Bejaâd Bejaâd (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 32°46′N 6°24′W / 32.767°N 6.400°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Béni Mellal-Khénifra |
| Province | Khouribga |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 50,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
The city is a suffi spiritual town between the Arab tribes of Beni zemmour descendants of Banu Hilal
Notable people
editFamous people originated from Bejaâd include:
- Mohamed Cherkaoui, Moroccan politician
- Habib El Malki, Moroccan politician
- Taieb Cherkaoui Moroccan politician
- Lahcen Haddad, Moroccan politician
- Ahmed Cherkaoui, Moroccan painter
- Hakim Belabbes, Moroccan filmmaker
- Salah El Morsli Cherkaoui, music artist
- Chafik Cherqaoui, diplomat,
- Idriss Chaarani, novelist and poet
- Yehuda Lancry, Israeli diplomat
- Amir Peretz, former Israeli defense minister
- Shaul Amor, mayor of Migdal HaEmek, a member of the Israeli parliament and Israel's ambassador to Belgium.
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