Place:Cherchell, Tipaza, Algeria

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NameCherchell
Alt namesCaesareasource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 178
Cherchelsource: Wikipedia
Iolsource: GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998) p 8532; GRI Photo Study, Authority File (1989)
Iol Caesareasource: Wikipedia
Iol-Caesareasource: Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979)
Sharshalsource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) VI, 365
Shershellsource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 178; Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 249
TypeCity
Coordinates36.6°N 2.183°E
Located inTipaza, Algeria


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Cherchell (Arabic: شرشال) 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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