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Meski

Coordinates: 31°53′N 4°16′W / 31.883°N 4.267°W / 31.883; -4.267
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Meski
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Country Morocco
RegionDrâa-Tafilalet
ProvinceErrachidia
Time zoneUTC+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

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  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