Sidi Bou Othmane is a town in
Rehamna Province
Rehamna ( ar, إقليم الرحامنة) or Rhamna is a province in the Moroccan region of Marrakesh-Safi. Its population in 2014 was 315,077.
Subdivisions
The 23 rural communes are attached to 7 caidats, themselves part of 2 circles:
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Marrakesh-Safi
Marrakesh-Safi or Marrakech-Asfi ( ar, مراكش آسفي, murrākuš āsafi; ( ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⴰⵙⴼⵉ, mṙṙakš asfi) is one of the ten Regions of Morocco. ,
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
. According to the 2004 census it has a population of 5,066.
World Gazetteer
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The famous Battle of Sidi Bou Othman
The Battle of Sidi Bou Othman was an important battle fought at Sidi Bou Othman, some 40 kilometers north of Marrakesh, during the French conquest of Morocco. It saw the victory of a French column under Colonel Charles Mangin over the forces o ...
was fought here on 6 September 1912, between the French colonial forces and the army of Ahmed al-Hiba
Ahmed al-Hiba (, also known as The Blue Sultan; 9 September 1877 – 26 June 1919), was a leader of an armed resistance to the French colonial power in southern Morocco, and pretender to the sultanate of Morocco. In English texts he is usually ...
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References
Populated places in Rehamna Province
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