Chlef
Sign in to saveChlef () is the capital of Chlef Province, Algeria. Located in the north of Algeria, west of the capital, Algiers, it was founded in 1843, as Orléansville, on the ruins of Roman Castellum Tingitanum. In 1962, it was renamed al-Asnam, but after the devastating earthquake on October 10, 1980, it has borne its present name, Chlef, which is derived from the name of the Chelif River, the longest river in Algeria.
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Place details
- Locality
- Chlef الشلف
- Region
- الشلف Chlef ⵛⵛⵍⴻⴼ
- Country
- ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر
- Population
- 178,616
- Timezone
- Africa/Algiers
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chlef
- Settlement.native_name
- الشلف
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_map
- DZ 02 Chlef.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 180px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Chlef, Algeria within Chlef Province
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Algeria
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300px
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Named after
- Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans
- Official name
- Chlef
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Department of Algiers
- Population
- +155134
- Elevation
- +114
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Chlef District
- Shares border with
- Labiod Medjadja
- Official website
Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Ancient Castellum Tingitii
- Former bishopric
- Titular bishops
- Al-Asnam and the Ouled Kosseir
- Orléansville
- Population
- Geography
- Climate
- Transportation
- References
- External links
Chlef () is the capital of Chlef Province, Algeria. Located in the north of Algeria, west of the capital, Algiers, it was founded in 1843, as Orléansville, on the ruins of Roman Castellum Tingitanum. In 1962, it was renamed al-Asnam, but after the devastating earthquake on October 10, 1980, it has borne its present name, Chlef, which is derived from the name of the Chelif River, the longest river in Algeria.
It is home to the soccer club ASO Chlef, the Hassiba Ben Bouali university, and the ruins of the basilica of Reparatus, who was bishop of Castellum Tingitanum from 465 to 475. A corner of the flooring of the basilica contained a mosaic labyrinth, the oldest known example of Christian use of this motif.