# Bejaâd

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Town in Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco

Bejaad بجعد Boujaad Town Country Morocco Region Béni Mellal-Khénifra Province Khouribga Elevation 400 m (1,300 ft) Population (2023) • Total ~89,256 Time zone UTC+1 (CET)

**Bejaad**, also spelled **Boujaad**[a] is a town in central [Morocco](/source/Morocco), located in [Khouribga Province](/source/Khouribga_Province) within the [Béni Mellal-Khénifra](/source/B%C3%A9ni_Mellal-Kh%C3%A9nifra) region.

## Gallery

		- Historic Medina of Bejaad

## Notable people

Famous people originated from Bejaâd include:

- [Mohamed Cherkaoui](/source/Mohamed_Cherkaoui), Moroccan politician

- [Habib El Malki](/source/Habib_El_Malki), Moroccan politician

- [Taieb Cherkaoui](/source/Taieb_Cherkaoui) Moroccan politician

- [Lahcen Haddad](/source/Lahcen_Haddad), Moroccan politician

- [Ahmed Cherkaoui](/source/Ahmed_Cherkaoui), Moroccan painter

- [Hakim Belabbes](/source/Hakim_Belabbes), Moroccan filmmaker

- [Yehuda Lancry](/source/Yehuda_Lancry), Israeli diplomat

- [Amir Peretz](/source/Amir_Peretz), former Israeli defense minister

- [Shaul Amor](/source/Shaul_Amor), mayor of [Migdal HaEmek](/source/Migdal_HaEmek), a member of the Israeli parliament and Israel's ambassador to [Belgium](/source/Belgium).

## References

- ["Bejaad Rugs and Traditions"](https://www.moroccotribalerugs.com/bejaad-rugs). Retrieved 2025-06-30.

- Smith, John (2019). *Moroccan Towns and Culture*. Morocco Press.

- ["Zaouia El Kettania"](https://www.sufimorocco.org/kettania). Retrieved 2025-06-30.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): بجعد

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