Official Name: | Sidi Bou Othmane |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Morocco |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Morocco |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Morocco |
Subdivision Name1: | Marrakesh-Safi |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Rehamna |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 1732 |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Timezone Dst: | WEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
Sidi Bou Othmane is a town in Rehamna Province, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco. According to the 2004 census it has a population of 5,066.[1]
The famous Battle of Sidi Bou Othman was fought here on 6 September 1912, between the French colonial forces and the army of Ahmed al-Hiba.