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Sidi Okba

Coordinates: 34°45′N 05°54′E / 34.750°N 5.900°E / 34.750; 5.900
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Sidi Okba
سيدي عقبة
Commune
Sidi Okba is located in Algeria
Sidi Okba
Sidi Okba
Location in Algeria
Coordinates: 34°45′N 05°54′E / 34.750°N 5.900°E / 34.750; 5.900
Country Algeria
ProvinceBiskra Province
Area
 • Total25,455 km2 (9,828 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total33,509
 • Density132/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Sidi Okba (Arabic: سيدي عقبة) is a commune in the Biskra Province, Algeria. It was named after the Muslim General Uqba ibn Nafi who died there in 683 AD. The nearest big city is Biskra which is located 18 km away.

Sidi Okba sits on an oasis. In 1911 it was described by Baedeker as "the religious center of the Zab". Baedeker stated that the town founded by pilgrims visiting the tomb of Sidi Okba who died in a nearby town called Thouda. The Sidi Okba Mosque, which was built around Okba's tomb, is the oldest Islamic monument in the country.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Jean Paul Charnay (1965). La vie musulmane en Algérie: d'après la jurisprudence de la première moitié du XXe siècle. Pr. Univ. de France. p. 355.