Meskiana
مسكيانة
Commune and town
Meskiana is located in Algeria
Meskiana
Meskiana
Coordinates: 35°37′40″N 7°40′1″E / 35.62778°N 7.66694°E / 35.62778; 7.66694
Country Algeria
ProvinceOum El Bouaghi Province
DistrictMeskiana District
Area
  Total71 sq mi (184 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total60,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Meskiana is a town and commune in Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria near the Tunisian border. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 25,849.[1] It was the birthplace of novelist Yamina Méchakra.

References

35°38′N 7°40′E / 35.633°N 7.667°E / 35.633; 7.667


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