Sidi Brahim
Commune and town in Sidi Bel Abbès Province, Algeria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 conquest of Algeria.
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Sidi Brahim
سيدي ابراھيم Bencenna | |
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Commune and town | |
Coordinates: 35.2606778°N 0.5674668°W / 35.2606778; -0.5674668 | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | Sidi Bel Abbès Province |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 10,371 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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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.