El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh (
Arabic
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الأبيض سيدي الشيخ, is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
El Bayadh Province
El Bayadh (Arabic: ولاية البيض) is a province (''wilaya'') in Algeria, named after its capital El Bayadh. It is surrounded by mountains from the South, North, and Northeast of the state.
History
The province was created from Saïda Pro ...
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Algeria
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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 Sufism, Sufi saint Sidi Shaykh. The Awlad had religious authority, and also owned agricultural settlement ...
confederation of tribes.
References
Communes of El Bayadh Province
El Bayadh Province
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