Sidi Bennour, Casablanca-Settat Region, Morocco

🇲🇦 Sidi Bennour (ⵙⵉⴷⵉ ⴱⵏⵏⵓⵕ, سيدي بنُّور, "Sufi Sheikh") also called Doukkala and Tlat Sidi Bennour, is a Moroccan city in the west of the country belonging to the Sidi Bennour Province. It is the capital of the Doukkala-Abda region. Sidi Bennour is located about 67 km south of El Jadida, 120 km north-west of Marrakesh, about 100 km east of Safi and 210 km south-west of the Moroccan capital Rabat.

Every Tuesday, the biggest livestock market of Morocco takes place in Sidi Bennour.

Geography By land, Sidi Bennour is 67 km (41 mi) south-west of El Jadida, 210 km (130 mi) south-west of the Moroccan capital Rabat, 120 km (24 mi) south-west of Marrakesh, 94 km (68 mi) south-west of Settat, 51 km (31 mi) east of Youssoufia, and 100 km (62 mi) north-east of Safi. The city is expanding from the south of the city centre and suburbs such as the centre of the commune of Laatatra, and from the south-west such as Hajj Taher, the commune of Bouhmame and muzawara, from the south-east towards Lkouaoula, and from the east towards Sidi Ahmed El Aouni. To the north, the P2021 road has been built leading north from the city to large villages such as Sidi Smail, and to the west towards Zemamra, which leads from there to the city of Oualidia. To the south-east is Jbel Lakhdar, the last peak of the Atlas Mountains, with a peak of 893 Metre (2,930 Foot). This mountain is one of the natural borders between the regions of Doukkala (west) and Rehamna (east).

Economy The city has the biggest sugar factory of Morocco.