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MESKI Latitude and Longitude:

31°53′N 4°16′W / 31.883°N 4.267°W / 31.883; -4.267
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Meski
Country  Morocco
Region Drâa-Tafilalet
Province Errachidia
Time zone UTC+0 ( WET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+1 ( WEST)

Meski is a big village in Errachidia Province in the Drâa-Tafilalet region of Morocco. It has more than 1,000 inhabitants. [1]

It was the location of a battle between French and Berber forces in the Zaian War on 15 January 1919 where General Joseph-François Poeymirau defeated Sidi Mhand n'Ifrutant. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Map of Meski, Morocco". Collins Maps. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  2. ^ Windrow, Martin (2010). Our Friends Beneath the Sands. London: Phoenix. p. 452. ISBN  978-0-7538-2856-4.

31°53′N 4°16′W / 31.883°N 4.267°W / 31.883; -4.267