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Chellah
Chellah
Chellah, also known as Shalla, is a medieval fortified Islamic necropolis located in Rabat, Morocco. The site was originally established by Phoenicians as a trading center in the 1st millennium BC. Later it becames an ancient Roman colony in the province of Mauretania Tingitana. During the Almohad era the site was mostly abandoned and then rebuilt by the Marinids in the 13th century AD and became a royal cemetery and a mosque and minaret were built. Chellah was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012 as part of Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City a Shared Heritage.
Site Information
Country: Morocco
District: Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: First Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Phoenician
Later Cultures: Raman + Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City a Shared Heritage
Date of Inscription: 2012
Exact Location
Elevation: 40 m
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Archaeological Sites in Morocco
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Historic Cities and Regions in Morocco
Historic Cities and Regions in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
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World Heitage Sites in Morocco
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