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Sidi Messaoud

Sidi Messaoud is a shrine in , . Sidi Messaoud is situated nearby to the hamlet .
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Nearby places include Cazaza and Bni Chiker.

Hamlet
Photo: Miguel González Novo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a on the western coast of , in what is today , around 18 km from . It was here that the exiled Boabdil, last Emir of Granada, landed when he left the in 1492.

Town
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Beni Chiker or Ait Chicher is a town in , . At the time of the 2014 census, it had a population of 26,884. It is the birthplace of the writer Mohammed Choukri and of Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, who on 16 May 2012 was appointed Minister of Women's Rights and Government spokesperson in the Ayrault government in France. is situated 7 km east of Sidi Messaoud.

Sidi Messaoud

Latitude
35.272° or 35° 16′ 19″ north
Longitude
-3.09146° or 3° 5′ 29″ west
Elevation
75 metres (246 feet)
Open location code
8C7R7WC5+QC
Geo­Names ID
2534007
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