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Chellah
Sign in to saveThe Chellah or Shalla ( or ; ) is a medieval fortified necropolis and ancient archeological site in Rabat, Morocco, located on the south (left) side of the Bou Regreg estuary. The earliest evidence of the site's occupation suggests that the Phoenicians established a trading emporium here in the first millennium BC. This was later the site of Sala Colonia, an ancient Roman colony in the province of Mauretania Tingitana, before it was abandoned in Late Antiquity. In the late 13th century the site began to be used as a dynastic necropolis for the Marinid dynasty. By the mid-14th century Marinid s
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Chellah / Shalla
- Ancient site.native_name
- Sla / Calla (Shalla)
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Sala Colonia (name of Roman colony)
- Ancient site.image
- Roman Ruins Zawiya Chellah Rabat Nov25 A7CR 08989.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- Roman and Marinid remains inside the Chellah complex
- Ancient site.map_type
- Morocco
- Ancient site.relief
- 1
- Ancient site.location
- Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco
- Ancient site.type
- Necropolis
- Ancient site.abandoned
- early 15th century
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20 sectionsContents
- History
- Phoenician Sala
- Roman Sala Colonia
- Early Muslim period
- Marinid period
- Post-Marinid period and modern era
- The Roman remains
- The Marinid necropolis
- Walls and main gate
- The ''khalwa'' (religious and funerary complex)
- Hammam
- Shrines of Sufi mystics
- Archeological artifacts
- Music venue
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
The Chellah or Shalla ( or ; ) is a medieval fortified necropolis and ancient archeological site in Rabat, Morocco, located on the south (left) side of the Bou Regreg estuary. The earliest evidence of the site's occupation suggests that the Phoenicians established a trading emporium here in the first millennium BC. This was later the site of Sala Colonia, an ancient Roman colony in the province of Mauretania Tingitana, before it was abandoned in Late Antiquity. In the late 13th century the site began to be used as a dynastic necropolis for the Marinid dynasty. By the mid-14th century Marinid sultans had enclosed a part of the site with a new set of walls and built a religious complex inside it to accompany their mausoleums. In the 15th century the necropolis began to decline and it suffered damage over the centuries due to earthquakes and looting. Archeological excavations in the 20th century unearthed the remains of the ancient Roman town. Today the site is a tourist attraction and since 2012 it forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
==History== thumb|A coin from Sala with the name of the town in Punic