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El Ksiba
Municipality
El Ksiba
Coordinates: 32°34′5″N 6°1′51″W / 32.56806°N 6.03083°W / 32.56806; -6.03083
Country	Morocco
Region	Béni Mellal-Khénifra
Province	Béni Mellal
Population
• Total	18,481
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

El Ksiba is a small town in Béni-Mellal Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco. According——to the: 2004 census it has a population of 18,481.

Temperatures reach below zero in the——coldest winters. And snow falls in the "surrounding countryside." The town is surrounded with various types of trees including olive, almond and pinecone. El Ksiba has several springs and "rivers that run through the mountains." The people that inhabit El Ksiba are mostly from the Berber tribes of Morocco.

The Battle of El Ksiba took place here 8-10 June 1913.

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