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Also known as Caesarea, Caesarea in Mauretania

thumb|250px|right|The port of Cherchell thumb|250px|right|Cherchell bay with Mont Chenoua in the background thumb|250px|right|Road to the neighborhood of Tizirine thumb|250px|right|Archaeological Museum of Cherchell. Cherchell () is a town on Algeria's Mediterranean coast, 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.

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Cherchell's fountain place.jpg
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Cherchell's fountain place
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Cherchell
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شرشال
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ar
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Dz - 42-22 - Cherchell - Wilaya de Tipaza map.svg
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180px
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Location of Cherchell in the Tipaza Province
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Algeria
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bottom
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1
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Town
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Algeria
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Province
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Tipaza
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District
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Cherchell

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