Oriental (Arabic: الجهة الشرقية) is one of the sixteen former regions of Morocco.

It covers an area of 82,900 km2 and has a population of 1,918,094 (2004 census).

It is situated in the north-east of the country, with a northern coastline on the Mediterranean Sea.

The regions of Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate, Fès-Boulemane and Meknès-Tafilalet lie to its west, with the Algerian provinces of Tlemcen and Naâma to its east and Béchar to the south.

Melilla, a Spanish autonomous city, also borders the region.