Sidi Moussa (Fes-Meknes)

Sidi Moussa is a village in the rural commune Karmet Ben Salem, Meknès Prefecture, Fès-Meknès region of Morocco. There are 63 people who lived there according to the 2004 official census.^[1]

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

^ 2004 official census
^ Rogerson, Barnaby (2010). Marrakesh, Fez and Rabat. London: Cadogan Guides. p237.
^ 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.

[1] 2004 official census

[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.

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v t e Meknès Prefecture
Capital: Meknes
Municipalities	Al Machouar - Stinia Boufakrane Meknes Moulay Idriss Zerhoun Ouislane Toulal
Rural communes	Ain Jemaa Ain Karma Ain Orma Ait Ouallal Charqaoua Dar Oum Soltane Dkhissa Karmet Ben Salem M'Haya Majjate Mrhassiyine N'Zalat Bni Amar Oualili Oued Jdida Oued Rommane Sidi Abdallah Al Khayat Sidi Slimane Moul Al Kifane