Sidi Ameur is a city of the Tunisian Sahel located at 35° 45'n, 10° 42'e on the Mediterranean coast near Sahline, a few kilometers west of Monastir. The Mayor is Mustapha AttigDecree of 27 November 2012 dissolving the municipal council of Sidi Ameur Mesjed Aissa of the governorate of Monastir and designation of a special delegation, Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia, No. 95, November 30, 2012, p. 3060.
It is in the Monastir Governorate, and forms a municipality with Mesjed-Aïssa. This has 8 404 inhabitants in 2014. 2004 Census (National Institute of Statistics) . and depends on the delegation of Sahline. Its name comes from Zaouia Sidi Ameur El Mzoughi, a 15th century Muslim holy man of Morocco whose shrine attracts pilgrims yearly mostly from Sfax. The ceremonies, organized during Eid al-Kebir, are punctuated with mystic songs .
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