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Bou Saâda District

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District in M'Sila Province, Algeria
Bou Saâda District
District
Country Algeria
ProvinceM'Sila Province
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Bou Saâda District is a district of M'Sila Province, Algeria.

Municipalities

The district is further divided into 3 municipalities:

Zawiya

Main article: Zawiyas in Algeria See also: Rahmaniyya, Algerian Islamic reference, Malikism in Algeria, and Sufism in Algeria

The creation of the Zaouïa complex dates back to the 19th century, founded by Sidi Mohammed Ben Belqacem [ar] born in 1823 in the vicinity of Hassi Bahbah in the Djelfa Province. After he died in 1897, his daughter Lalla Zaynab succeeded him until 1904.

The zaouïa consists of a mosque, a Koranic school, and the mausoleum where the founder and his successors rest.

M'Sila Province
Capital: M'Sila
Districts
Communes
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other locales

35°12′30″N 4°10′26″E / 35.2083°N 4.1739°E / 35.2083; 4.1739

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