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Ikkiss

Ikkiss is a small village in Morocco's High Atlas mountains, in the Rhirhaia valley. It is just over 2000 m above sea level. It has a population of about 600 people. It is connected to Asni and Imlil by tracks. Open-back trucks provide a bus service several times a week between these three villages. Further up the valley is the village of Tacheddirt.

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Ikkiss is a small village in Morocco's High Atlas mountains, in the Rhirhaia valley. It is just over 2000 m above sea level. It has a population of about 600 people. It is connected to Asni and Imlil by tracks. Open-back trucks provide a bus service several times a week between these three villages. Further up the valley is the village of Tacheddirt.

Key claims

  1. population: 600 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the population is "600 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1331016152

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