Sidi Moussa, Morocco

Sidi Moussa is a small town and rural commune in El Kelâat Es-Sraghna Province of the Marrakesh-Safi region of Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 9260 people living in 1314 households.[1]

Sidi Moussa
Rural commune and town
Sidi Moussa Location in Morocco Sidi Moussa Sidi Moussa (Africa)
Coordinates: 32.2726°N 7.1987°W
Country	Morocco
Region	Marrakesh-Safi
Province	El Kelâat Es-Sraghna
Population  (2004)
• Total	9,260
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

History

During the Roman Empire the village was the site of a castra that housed a cohort of Parthian troupes.[2] The castra was one of five in the area that guarded the nearby city of Volubilis from incursion from over the nearby Limes Africanus.[3]

References

1. "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004" (PDF). Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
2. Rogerson, Barnaby (2010). Marrakesh, Fez and Rabat. London: Cadogan Guides. p237.
3. T. W. Potter, Le Limes De Tingitane. La Frontière Méridionale. By EuzennatM.. Études d'Antiquités Africaines. (Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, 1989). 339 pages, 327 cited in Libyan Studies Volume 22 1991, p. 107.