Sidi Messaoud

Sidi Messaoud is a shrine in Nador Province, Oriental. Sidi Messaoud is situated nearby to the hamlet Cazaza.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cazaza and Bni Chiker.

Cazaza

Hamlet

Photo: Miguel González Novo, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cazaza or Ghassasa was a city on the western coast of Cape Three Forks in Morocco, around 18 km from Melilla. It was here that the exiled Boabdil, last Emir of Granada, landed when he left the Iberian Peninsula in 1492.

Bni Chiker

Town

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Bni Chiker or Beni Chiker is a town in Nador Province, Morocco. At the time of the 2024 census, it had a population of 22,763. 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. Bni Chiker is situated 7 km east of Sidi Messaoud.

Sidi Messaoud

Type: Shrine
Also known as: “Sidi Mesaoud” and “Sidi Mesaud”
Category: religion
Location: Nador Province, Oriental, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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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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