Chellah
The Chellah or Shalla is a medieval fortified Muslim necropolis and ancient archeological site in Rabat, Morocco, located on the south side of the Bou Regreg estuary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 8:30 AM—6:30 PM
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: medieval fortified necropolis located in the metro area of Rabat
- Also known as: “Challa”, “Chellah Necropolis”, “Ruins of Chellah”, “Shallah”, and “Shāllah”
- Address: Rabat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hassan’s Tower and Rabat Archaeological Museum.
Hassan’s Tower
Photo: PetarM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hassan Tower or Tour Hassan; is the minaret of an incomplete mosque in Rabat, Morocco. It was commissioned by Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, the third caliph of the Almohad Caliphate, near the end of the 12th century. Hassan’s Tower is situated 2 km north of Chellah.
Rabat Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: ArnoldBetten, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of History and Civilizations is an archaeological museum in Rabat, Morocco. Opened in 1932, it contains the most extensive collection of archaeological artifacts found in the country. Rabat Archaeological Museum is situated 1¼ km northwest of Chellah.
Ahl Fas Mosque
Mosque
Photo: PetarM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ahl Fas Mosque is a mosque in the capital city of Rabat, Morocco. It is located at the mechouar of Al-Sayeed. The mosque was commissioned by the Alaouite sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah in the 18th century. Ahl Fas Mosque is situated 1 km west of Chellah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Touarga and Kasbah of the Udayas.
Kasbah of the Udayas
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kasbah of the Udayas, also spelled Kasbah of the Oudaias or of the Oudayas, is a kasbah in Rabat, Morocco. It is located on a hill at the mouth of the Bou Regreg opposite Salé, and adjacent to the Medina quarter of Rabat. Kasbah of the Udayas is situated 3 km northwest of Chellah.
Chellah
- Categories: necropolis, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, North Atlantic Coast, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
34.00637° or 34° 0′ 23″ northLongitude
-6.82078° or 6° 49′ 15″ westElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
8C6M254H+GMOpenStreetMap ID
node 5042469923OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Chellah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شالة”
- Catalan: “Shalla”
- Catalan: “Xalla”
- Catalan: “Xal·la”
- Catalan: “Xal·là”
- Chinese: “切拉墓地”
- Chinese: “萨拉”
- Chinese: “薩拉”
- Chinese: “谢拉”
- Czech: “Chellah”
- Czech: “Shalla”
- Dutch: “Chella”
- Dutch: “Chellah”
- Dutch: “Necropolis van Chellah”
- Dutch: “Sala”
- French: “Chellah”
- French: “Necropole de Chella”
- French: “Nécropole de chella”
- French: “Nécropole de Chellah”
- French: “Nécropole du Chella”
- French: “Nécropole du Chellah”
- German: “Chellah”
- Indonesian: “Chellah”
- Italian: “Chella”
- Italian: “Necropoli di Chella”
- Italian: “Sala”
- Japanese: “サラ・コロニア”
- Japanese: “シェラ”
- Kabyle: “Cala”
- Korean: “셸라”
- Lithuanian: “Šela”
- Moroccan Arabic: “شالة”
- Polish: “Chellah”
- Polish: “Sala Colonia”
- Polish: “Szalla”
- Polish: “Szella”
- Portuguese: “Chellah”
- Portuguese: “Exale”
- Portuguese: “Sala Colonia”
- Russian: “Шелла”
- Slovak: “Chellah”
- Slovenian: “Chellah”
- Spanish: “Chellah”
- Spanish: “Necropolis de Chellah”
- Spanish: “Necrópolis de Chellah”
- Standard Moroccan Tamazight: “ⵛⴰⵍⴰ”
- Swedish: “Chellah”
- Turkish: “Şella”
- Ukrainian: “Шелла”
- Urdu: “شالہ”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Chellah”. Photo: HalaRah, CC BY-SA 4.0.