El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...

: الأبيض سيدي الشيخ, is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

in El Bayadh Province,

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. It is the district seat of '' El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh District'' and has a population of 24.949 (2008), which gives it 7 seats in the PMA. Its postal code is ''32300'' and its municipal code is ''3207''. The town is the base of the

Awlad Sidi Shaykh The Awlad Sidi Shaykh (or Ouled Sidi Cheikh) was a confederation of Arab tribes in the west and south of Algeria led by the descendants of the Sufi saint Sidi Shaykh. The Awlad had religious authority, and also owned agricultural settlements and e ...

confederation of tribes.

References

Communes of El Bayadh Province El Bayadh Province {{ElBayadh-geo-stub