Oued Zem

Oued Zem (Berber: ⵡⴻⵙ ⵣⴻⵎ) is a city in Khouribga Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco. According to the 2020 census, Oued Zem had a population of 100 503.

Oued Zem
ⵡⴻⵙ ⵣⴻⵎ
وادي زم
City of Martyrs
City, Town
Oued Zem
Oued Zem
Coordinates: 32°52′N 6°34′W
CountryMorocco
RegionBéni Mellal-Khénifra
ProvinceKhouribga
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total100,503
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+212 (WEST)

Oued Zem was a French settlement during the 20th century. On 20 August 1955, during the testimony of Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef, an uprising of local tribes took place in the city,[2][3][4] ultimately leading to a massacre of French and Moroccan civilians.[5][6]

Unemployment rates in Oued Zem are higher than elsewhere in Morocco. Many people in Oued Zem have relied upon remittances from relatives working in Europe, which became scarcer after the 2008 economic crash. The city has subsequently become called 'the capital of the "sextortion" industry". Victims are lured to participate in online sexual encounters then blackmailed by the threat of YouTube and Facebook exposure.[7][8]

References
  1. "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. Ashford, Douglas Elliott (8 December 2015). Political Change in Morocco. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-7850-5.
  3. "The Oued Zem massacre". www.europeana.eu. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. "Indépendances - La répression des émeutes berbères - Ina.fr". Indépendances. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. Katz, Jonathan G. (16 November 2006). Murder in Marrakesh: Émile Mauchamp and the French Colonial Adventure. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-11233-0.
  6. "D'IMPORTANTES OPÉRATIONS MILITAIRES ont commencé dans la région Oued-Zem-Khénifra". Le Monde.fr (in French). 24 August 1955. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  7. The Skype sex scam - a fortune built on shame, BBC News, 27 October 2016.
  8. Benslimane, Ghita. "Moroccan City of Oued Zem Named World Capital of Sextortion". Morocco World News. Retrieved 28 November 2021.


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