Sidi Brahim
Sidi Brahim
سيدي ابراھيم Bencenna | |
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Commune and town | |
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  Sidi Brahim Location within Algeria | |
| 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, most famous for producing Sidi Brahim wine.
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.
References
[edit]- ↑ Barrington Atlas, 2000, pl. 32 E4.
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