Oujda Beyond Its Landmarks: A City Defined by Its People

A third visit to Oujda, the capital of Morocco’s Oriental region, offered a returning visitor a renewed opportunity to get closer to the city, looking beyond its landmarks.

The account opens with a sense that familiarity has not exhausted what Oujda has to reveal. Returning becomes a chance to deepen an impression rather than simply revisit places already seen.

Its headline, “People Were Here, and Are Still Here,” places human presence at the centre of that encounter. It connects the city’s past with its present, shifting attention from physical surroundings to the people who give them meaning.

The reflection frames Oujda as more than a collection of sights. Its starting point is a desire to understand the city through a closer, more personal engagement with it.