Mekiš

Mekiš is a village situated in Doljevac municipality in Serbia.

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Coordinates: 43°13′25″N 21°47′38″E / 43.2236°N 21.7939°E / 43.2236; 21.7939

Meki

Meki is a town in east-central Ethiopia. Located in the Misraq Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of 8°9′N 38°49′E / 8.150°N 38.817°E / 8.150; 38.817 with an elevation of 1636 meters above sea level. Meki is the administrative center of Dugda woreda.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Meki of the Catholic Church has its headquarters in Meki, which also runs a local high school in the town, Meki Catholic School (MCS).

History

Visitors in early 1927 found that there was a kind of bridge over the Meki River near the town which could be crossed by a motorcar. The bridge was the creation of a foreign farmer, who had modified a large tree trunk which had grown more or less across the river.

News sources reported in March 1974 that, as part of the Ethiopian Revolution, peasants near Meki rose up against local landlords, settling old grievances. At least 15 persons were reported killed: about ten victims had been hacked to death with knives and spears, and the bodies of three people were found in wells. The police regained control after killing a dozen peasants and arresting hundreds.