Sidi Brahim
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Sidi Brahim سيدي ابراھيم Bencenna |
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 Sidi Brahim
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| Coordinates: 35°15′38″N 0°34′03″W / 35.2606778°N 0.5674668°W | |
| Country |
 Algeria
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| Province | Sidi Bel Abbès Province |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 10,371 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
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 Africa Proconsularis called Bencenna. 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
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