Cherchell
Cherchell is a town on Algeria's Mediterranean coast, 89 kilometers west of Algiers. It is the seat of Cherchell District in Tipaza Province. Under the names Iol and Caesarea, it was formerly a Roman colony and the capital of the kingdoms of Numidia and Mauretania.
- Town with about 48,100 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (120 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code ZZC
- Description: municipality of Algeria
- Also known as“Caesarea”“Caesarea in Mauretania”“Cherche”“Cherchell ⵛⴻⵔⵛⴻⵍ شرشال”“Cherchez”“Shershel”“Shershell”
Places of Interest
Discover Caesarea in Mauretania and Fort Joinville Lighthouse.
Caesarea in Mauretania
Caesarea in Mauretania was a Roman colony in Roman-Berber North Africa.
Military Academy of Cherchell Defunct President Houari Boumediene
Military Academy of Cherchell Defunct President Houari Boumediene is a military installation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sidi Ghiles.
Sidi Ghiles
Sidi Ghiles is a town on Algeria's Mediterranean coast.
7 km southwest of Cherchell
Cherchell
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Latitude
36.6075° or 36° 36′ 27″ north
Longitude
2.1902° or 2° 11′ 25″ east
UN/LOCODE
DZ CHE
Open location code
8F84J55R+23
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Vietnamese—“Cherchell” goes by many names.
ΚαισάρειαAncient Greek (to 1453)
شرشالArabic
ՇերշելArmenian
CherchellAsturian
ŞərşalAzerbaijani
CherchellBasque
ІолBelarusian
Цэзарэя МаўрэтанскаяBelarusian
ШаршалBelarusian
ШэршэльBelarusian
CherchelCatalan
CherchellCatalan
SersellCatalan
SharshalCatalan
歇爾謝爾Chinese
約爾Chinese
約爾凱撒里亞Chinese
約爾該撒利亞Chinese
舍尔沙勒Chinese
舍爾沙勒Chinese
謝爾謝爾Chinese
CherchellCzech
CherchellDanish
CaesareaDutch
CherchelDutch
CherchellDutch
شرشالEgyptian Arabic
ĈerĉeloEsperanto
CaesareaFinnish
CherchellFinnish
შერშელიGeorgian
ΣερσέλGreek
שרשלHebrew
SerselHungarian
CherchellIndonesian
CherchellIrish
CaesareaItalian
Cesarea in MauretaniaItalian
Cesarea in MauritaniaItalian
CherchellItalian
Iol CaesareaItalian
Iol cesareaItalian
カエサリア (マウレタニア)Japanese
シェルシェルJapanese
シャーシャルJapanese
CercalKabyle
Iol CaesareaKongo
Caesarea IolLatin
Iol CaesareaLatin
CherchellMalay
CherchellMin Nan Chinese
CherchellNorwegian Bokmål
CherchellNorwegian Nynorsk
شرشالPersian
Cezarea MauretańskaPolish
CherchellPolish
IolPolish
SzarszalPolish
SzerszelPolish
CherchellRomanian
Кесария МавретанскаяRussian
Кесария МавританскаяRussian
ШаршалRussian
ШершельRussian
CherchelSlovenian
شرشالSouth Azerbaijani
CherchellSwahili
CherchelSwedish
CherchellSwedish
IolSwedish
ŞerşelTurkish
ІолUkrainian
Цезарея МавретанськаUkrainian
ШершельUkrainian
شرشالUrdu
CherchelVietnamese
CherchellVietnamese
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