Awlad Sidi Shaykh

Awlad Sidi Shaykh أولاد سيدي الشيخ
Arab tribe in Algeria
Notable of Awlad Sidi Shaykh in 1885
Ethnicity	Arab
Location	Western Algeria
Descended from	Sidi Shaykh (descendant of Abu Bakr)
Language	Arabic
Religion	Sunni Islam

The Awlad Sidi Shaykh (Arabic: أولاد سيدي الشيخ, romanized: Awlād Sīdī Shaykh, also spelled Ouled Sidi Cheikh) was a confederation of Arab tribes in the west and south of Algeria led by the descendants of the Sufi saint Sidi Shaykh. The Awlad had religious authority, and also owned agricultural settlements and engaged in trade. During the French occupation of Algeria they alternately cooperated with and opposed the colonialists.