Chelif River

Chelif Oued Chelif[1] Wad Sheliff[2]
Cheliff Bridge nearby Ech Cheliff
Etymology	Berber Chenaliph
Native name	وادي الشلف (Arabic)
Location
Country	Algeria
Cities	Mostaganem Chlef Aïn Defla Médéa
Physical characteristics
Source	Saharan Atlas
Mouth	Mediterranean Sea
• coordinates	36°02′22″N 0°07′59″E / 36.03944°N 0.13306°E / 36.03944; 0.13306
Length	725 km (450 mi)

Chelif River (Arabic: وادي الشلف) (also spelled Chéliff, or Sheliff^[3]) is a 700-kilometre-long (430 mi) river in Algeria, the longest in the country. It rises in the Saharan Atlas near the city of Aflou, flows through the Tell Atlas and empties into the Mediterranean Sea north of the city of Mostaganem. The water level in the river often fluctuates. The river is being used for irrigation (mainly on its lower course).

The river was formerly called the Mekerra and the Sig River.

Notes

References

• EB staff (26 April 2015), "Chelif River - river, Algeria", Encyclopædia Britannica, retrieved 26 April 2015

This page was last edited on 31 January 2023, at 01:52