Sidi Zouine

Sid Zouine (in Arabic: سيدي الزوين) is the urban center of the rural commune of Sid Zouine of the prefecture of Marrakech, in the Marrakech-Safi region, Morocco.[1]

Sidi Zouine
Rural commune and town
Sidi Zouine School for preservation of the Holy Quran science and the history.
Sidi Zouine School for preservation of the Holy Quran science and the history.
Sidi Zouine is located in Morocco
Sidi Zouine
Sidi Zouine
map of Marrakesh
Sidi Zouine is located in Africa
Sidi Zouine
Sidi Zouine
Sidi Zouine (Africa)
Coordinates: 31°40′14″N 8°21′03″W
Country Morocco
RegionMarrakech-safi
PrefectureMarrakech
Established1825
Founded bySheikh Mohammed bin Ali
Population
 • Total10,067

History

Sidi Zouine is a rural commune named "Sidi Zouine" after Sheikh Mohammed bin Ali (nicknamed "Balzuin") founder of the antique school in 1245 Hijri 1825 AD. The school received attention under the late King Hassan II and was known in his reforms.[2] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expanded its facilities to accommodate students from all over the Kingdom who wish to preserve the Quran and its information. Given the geographical proximity of the city of Marrakech, Sidi Zouin is like "Manama" in which the inhabitants work in Marrakech by day and settle in at night, where it has become a strategic location for the stability of Marrakesh citizen.[3]

Sidi Zouine School

Sidi Zouine School was established under the reign of Sultan Hassan I.[4] It one of the few schools in the Muslim world studying the readings of the 7th and 10th Quran.[4]

School graduates have become mosque imams in Morocco, other places in Africa, and Europe.[4]

Demographic

The population of Sidi Zouine increased from 8,023 inhabitants in 1994 to 10,067 in 2004 (years of the last censuses).[5]

See also

References
  1. "Sidi Zouine: A la recherche d'un peu de baraka". L'Economiste (in French). 2017-01-14. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  2. "سيدي الزوين .. التاريخ والأمل". مغرس. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  3. "سيدي الزوين .. ذاكرة تأبى النسيان ومستقبل يتطلع للأفضل". مملكة بريس اخبار المغرب (in Arabic). 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  4. "مدرسة سيدي الزوين .. معلمة دينية عتيقة تصافح "يد الإصلاح"". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  5. "Les Trésors Cachés De Sidi Zouine". Highatlasfoundation.org. January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.


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