Sidi Moumen Explained

Sidi Moumen
Native Name:سيدي مومن
Settlement Type:Arrondissement of Casablanca
Pushpin Map:Morocco Greater Casablanca
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Greater Casablanca
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Morocco
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Casablanca-Settat
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sidi Bernoussi
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:289253
Utc Offset:+0
Timezone Dst:WEST
Utc Offset Dst:+1
Coordinates:33.5947°N -7.5269°W

Sidi Moumen (Arabic: سيدي مومن) is an arrondissement and northeastern suburb of Casablanca, in the Sidi Bernoussi district of the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco. As of 2004 it had 289,253 inhabitants.[1] It contains shanty towns from where the terrorists of the 2003 and 2007 Casablanca bombings came (mainly from Karian Thoma).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004. Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. 22 April 2012.