Sidi Bennour

Sidi Bennour is a metropolis in Sidi Bennour Province, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco. Historically speaking, the call derives from the name of a well-known sufi saint known as Abi Yannur Sidi is a common Arabic name attributed to a male Muslim who is a descendent of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad and/or is pious. His full name become Abi Yannur Abdullah Bin Wakris, a Moroccan Berber who lived within the twelfth century. He is famend for being one of the lecturers of Abu Ayyub Assariyah a well-known Moroccan sufi whose mausoleum is placed in the metropolis of Azemmour.

The little data approximately his lifestyles may be discovered in books approximately Moroccan sufism which include Unsu Al Faqir by way of Ibn Al Khatib and Attashawuf Ila Rijal Attasawuf with the aid of Ibn Azayyat. Sayyidi Sidi Bennour is located a few 67 kilometers south of the city of El Jadida and 120 kilometers northwest of the previous imperial town, Marrakech. According to the 2004 census Sidi Bennour has a populace of 39,593; but, for the reason that becoming the municipality of the newly fashioned Sidi Bennour province in 2011, the population has extensively extended. Tourists come here with their family members and friends to visit this place.