Sidi Brahim
Sidi Brahim
سيدي ابراھيم Bencenna | |
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Commune and town | |
Sidi Brahim | |
Coordinates: 35°15′38″N 0°34′03″W / 35.2606778°N 0.5674668°W | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | Sidi Bel Abbès Province |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 10,371 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Sidi Brahim is a small commune of Sidi Bel Abbès Province, Algeria. It gives its name to Sidi Brahim wine and was the location of the Battle of Sidi Brahim in 1845 during the French-Algerian War.
During the Roman Empire Sidi Brahim was the site of a town of the province of Mauretania Caesariensis called Bencenna.[1] The remains of Bencenna were tentatively identified with ruins at Sidi Brahim.
Coordinates: 35°15′38″N 0°34′03″W / 35.26056°N 0.56750°W
References[]
- ^ Barrington Atlas, 2000, pl. 32 E4.
Categories:
- Populated places in Sidi Bel Abbès Province
- Archaeological sites in Algeria
- Roman towns and cities in Algeria
- Catholic titular sees in Africa