Sidi Ghiles

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Sidi Ghiles Novi Novi
Commune and town
Location of Sidi Ghiles within Tipaza Province
Country	Algeria
Province	Tipaza Province
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	15,281
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Website	Archived 9 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine[dead link‍]

Sidi Ghiles (Arabic: سيدي غيلاس; formerly Novi during the French colonization) is a town on Algeria's Mediterranean coast.^[2] The municipality of Novi is located about 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of Tipasa and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southwest of Cherchell. This agricultural locality is 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Algiers.

Novi, renowned for its fertile soil, vineyards and wines, is located by the sea. It is a modern village despite its traditionally typical so-called "colonization" villages with its well-traced streets, airy, lined with houses and villas resplendent with whiteness.^{[citation needed]}

An agricultural colony, Novi was originally managed by the military authority and founded by decree of the National Assembly of 19 September 1848 and by order of the Minister of War Louis Juchault de Lamoricière (1806-1865) on 27 September that same year. It is one of the first seven centers of colonization created in Algeria.^[3]