Sidi Brahim

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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.

Sidi Brahim
سيدي ابراھيم
Bencenna
Commune and town
Sidi Brahim is located in Algeria
Sidi Brahim
Sidi Brahim
Coordinates: 35°15′38″N 0°34′03″W / 35.2606778°N 0.5674668°W / 35.2606778; -0.5674668
Country Algeria
ProvinceSidi Bel Abbès Province
Population
 (2008)
 • Total10,371
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

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.

35°15′38″N 0°34′03″W / 35.26056°N 0.56750°W / 35.26056; -0.56750

References

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  1. ^ Barrington Atlas, 2000, pl. 32 E4.