Sidi Bennour in the context of "Sidi Bennour Province"

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👉 Sidi Bennour in the context of Sidi Bennour Province

Sidi Bennour Province (Berber : ⵜⴰⵙⴳⴰ ⵏ ⵙⵉⴷⵉ ⴰⴱⵉ ⵉⵏⵏⵓⵔ Arabic: إقليم سيدي بنور) is one of the Moroccan provinces on the western coast of the country. It was named after Abu Yenour Abd Allah Iben ouchris Al-Doukkali, a Sufi jurist who was a contemporary of the Almoravid state. The province was created in 2009 by separating it from neighboring provinces and belongs to the Casablanca-Settat region north of Marrakesh. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, El Jadida Province to the northwest, Safi Province to the southwest, Rehamna and Youssoufia Province to the southeast, and finally Settat Province and the Oum Er-Rbia River to the northeast. Its capital is Sidi Bennour, and the largest city in the province is Oualidia. Sidi Bennour is often referred to as Sidi Bennour Province to distinguish it from the provincial capital, the city of Sidi Bennour.

Sidi Bennour Province is an administrative division in Morocco, with an area of 116.1 square miles (300,733 km), and is the thirty-fifth most populous province, with a population of more than 452,538 people. The majority of the population of Sidi Bennour Province lives in the city of Sidi Bennour. It is a center for sugar beet production in the region. Sidi Bennour Province is known for its fertile soil, diverse vegetation, and abundant water. All of these factors have helped the region flourish with its diverse agricultural products such as squash and corn, as well as livestock. It is also known for its economic prosperity, as it has become a destination for all traders from industrial cities such as Fez and Marrakech. It is also distinguished by the presence of Oualidia Beach on the Atlantic coast of the Atlantic Ocean in Morocco, which is considered one of the smallest Moroccan beaches on its Atlantic coast. The Sidi Bennour region is known for its diverse weekly markets throughout the week, including Tnine Chtouka, Tlat Sidi Bennour, Khmis Ksiba, Larbaâ Laaounate, Khmis Zemamra, jamaa Bni Hilal, and Sebt Saiss.

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Sidi Bennour in the context of Doukkala-Abda

Doukkala-Abda (Arabic: دكالة عبدة (Ǧihâtu Dukkālâ - ʿAbdâ)) was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It is situated in west-central Morocco. It covers an area of 13,285 km² and had a population of 2,173,090 (2014 census). The capital is Sidi Bennour.

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