Place:Sidi Bel Abbes, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria

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NameSidi Bel Abbes
TypeCity
Located inSidi Bel Abbes, Algeria


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Sidi Bel Abbès, also called Bel Abbès, is the capital (2005 pop. 200,000) of the Sidi Bel Abbès wilaya (2005 pop. 590,000), Algeria. It is named after Sidi bel Abbass, a Muslim marabout or noble man who is buried there.[1] The city is the commercial center of an important area of vineyards, market gardens, orchards, and grain fields. It was formerly surrounded by a wall with four gates, and today is home to a university. Sidi Bel Abbès is 75 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea.

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