Oualidia
Oualidia or Loualidia is a village in Morocco's Atlantic coast in the Casablanca-Settat region and at the border of Merrakch-Asfi. It is situated between El Jadida and Asfi and is located beside a protected natural lagoon and has been called Morocco's "oyster capital," a reference to the significant role shellfish harvesting plays in the local economy.
- Type: Town with 8,480 residents
- Description: rural commune in Morocco
- Also known as: “El Oualidia”, “Kasba Oualidia”, “Koudia Oualidia”, “Loualidia”, “Oualidia ⵍⵡⴰⵍⵉⴷⵢⵢⴰ الوليدية”, “Oualidiya”, “Qaşbah al Walīdīyah”, “Qualidia”, “Waleedia”, and “Walidia”
Oualidia
- Categories: rural commune of Morocco, commune of Morocco, and locality
- Location: El Jadida Province, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
32.73144° or 32° 43′ 53″ north
Longitude
-9.03403° or 9° 2′ 3″ west
Population
8,480
Elevation
51 metres (167 feet)
Open location code
8C4GPXJ8+H9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Oualidia” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الوليدية”
- Arabic: “جماعة الوليدية”
- Bulgarian: “Лоуалидиа”
- Bulgarian: “Оуалидиа”
- Catalan: “Loualidia”
- Catalan: “Oualidia”
- Cebuano: “Loualidia”
- Cebuano: “Oualidia”
- Croatian: “Loualidia”
- Croatian: “Oualidia”
- Czech: “Loualidia”
- Czech: “Oualidia”
- Dutch: “Oualidia”
- French: “Loualidia”
- French: “Oualidia”
- German: “Loualidia”
- German: “Oualidia”
- Hindi: “वालिदिया”
- Italian: “Loualidia”
- Italian: “Oualidia”
- Moroccan Arabic: “لواليدية”
- Persian: “الولیدیه”
- Polish: “Loualidia”
- Polish: “Oualidia”
- Portuguese: “Oualidia”
- Russian: “Уалидия”
- Slovak: “Loualidia”
- Slovak: “Oualidia”
- South Azerbaijani: “الولیدیه”
- Spanish: “Oualidia”
- Swedish: “Loualidia”
- Swedish: “Oualidia”
- Ukrainian: “Валідія”
- Ukrainian: “Уалідія”
- Walloon: “El Walidiya”
- Walloon: “Walidia”
- Walloon: “Walidiya”
- Walloon: “Walidiyya”
- Welsh: “Oualidia”
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