Chellah

The Chellah or Shalla is a medieval fortified necropolis and ancient archeological site in , , located on the south side of the estuary.
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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”, “Exale”, “Necropole de Chella”, “Nécropole de chella”, “Nécropole de Chellah”, “Nécropole du Chella”, “Nécropole du Chellah”, “Necropoli di Chella”, “Necropolis de Chellah”, “Necropolis van Chellah”, “Ruins of Chellah”, “Sala Colonia”, “Shalla”, “Shallah”, “Shāllah”, “Szella”, “Xalla”, “Xal·là”, and “谢拉”
  • Address: Rabat

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hassan’s Tower and Rabat Archaeological Museum.

Photo: PetarM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hassan Tower or Tour Hassan is the minaret of an incomplete in , Morocco. is situated 2 km north of Chellah.

Museum
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The Museum of History and Civilizations is a national archaeological museum in , Morocco. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Chellah.

Mosque
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is a mosque in the capital city of , . is situated 1 km west of Chellah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Touarga and Kasbah of the Udayas.

Town
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is a town.

Village
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The , also spelled Kasbah of the… is situated 3 km northwest of Chellah.

Chellah

Latitude
34.00637° or 34° 0′ 23″ north
Longitude
-6.82078° or 6° 49′ 15″ west
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
8C6M254H+GM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5042469923
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
12127022
Wiki­data ID
Q2314811
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Chellah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شالة”
  • Catalan: “Xal·la”
  • Chinese: “切拉墓地”
  • Chinese: “萨拉”
  • Chinese: “薩拉”
  • Czech: “Chellah”
  • Dutch: “Chellah”
  • Dutch: “Sala”
  • French: “Chellah”
  • German: “Chellah”
  • Hindi: “शेल्ला”
  • Indonesian: “Chellah”
  • Italian: “Chella”
  • Japanese: “サラ・コロニア”
  • Japanese: “シェラ”
  • Kabyle: “Cala”
  • Korean: “셸라”
  • Lithuanian: “Šela”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “شالة”
  • Polish: “Szalla”
  • Portuguese: “Chellah”
  • Romanian: “Chellah”
  • Russian: “Шелла”
  • Slovak: “Chellah”
  • Slovenian: “Chellah”
  • Spanish: “Necrópolis de Chellah”
  • Standard Moroccan Tamazight: “ⵛⴰⵍⴰ”
  • Swedish: “Chellah”
  • Turkish: “Şella”
  • Ukrainian: “Шелла”
  • Urdu: “شالہ”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Youssoufia and Mabella.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Sidi Yahya bin Younous and Lalla Fatima al Rakrakya, Lalla Chama.

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