Chellah
The Chellah or Shalla is a medieval fortified necropolis and ancient archeological site in Rabat, Morocco, located on the south (left) side of the Bou Regreg estuary.
The Chellah or Shalla is a medieval fortified necropolis and ancient archeological site in Rabat, Morocco, located on the south (left) side of the Bou Regreg estuary.
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Worth seeing in and around Chellah
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Hassan Tower
Hassan Tower or Tour Hassan is the minaret of an incomplete mosque in Rabat, Morocco. It was commissioned by Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, the third caliph of the Almohad Caliphate, near the end of the 12th century.
2 km · Mosque in Rabat, Morocco · Wikipedia - 02Kasbah of the Udayas
The Kasbah of the Udayas, also spelled Kasbah of the Oudaias or of the Oudayas, is a kasbah in Rabat, Morocco. It is located on a hill at the mouth of the Bou Regreg opposite Salé, and adjacent to the Medina quarter of Rabat.
3 km · Moroccan cultural heritage site · Wikipedia - 03Mausoleum of Mohammed V
The Mausoleum of Mohammed V is a mausoleum located across from the Hassan Tower in Rabat, Morocco. It contains the tombs of the Moroccan king Mohammed V and his two sons, late King Hassan II and Prince Abdallah.
1.8 km · Moroccan cultural heritage site · Wikipedia - 04The Great Mosque of Salé
The Great Mosque of Salé, also known as the Masjid al-Tal'a, is a historic mosque in Salé, Morocco. It is the main mosque of the old city.
3.8 km · mosque in Salé, Morocco · Wikipedia - 05House of Representatives of Morocco
The House of Representatives is one of the two chambers—the other being the House of Councillors—of the Moroccan Parliament. The House of Representatives has 395 members elected for five-year terms, 305 of whom are elected in multi-seat constituencies, and the remaining 90 are elected based on regional lists dedicated to promoting gender equality.
1.9 km · lower house of Morocco · Wikipedia - 06Mohammed V University
Mohammed V University is a public university in Rabat, Morocco. It was founded in 1957 under a royal decree.
2.4 km · university in Rabat, Morocco · Wikipedia - 07Russian Orthodox Church in Rabat
Holy Resurrection Church in Rabat is the oldest of three functioning Orthodox churches in Morocco. It is under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church.
3 km · Moroccan cultural heritage site · Wikipedia - 08National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco
The National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco is the national library of Morocco. It is located in Rabat and has a branch in Tetouan.
2.1 km · Moroccan national library in Rabat · Wikipedia - 09St. Peter's Cathedral (Rabat)
St. Peter's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located at Golan Square in downtown Rabat, Morocco.
1.6 km · Moroccan cultural heritage site · Wikipedia - 10Moulay El Hassan Stadium
Moulay El Hassan Stadium is a football stadium in the area of El Youssoufia, Rabat, Morocco, which has been the home of FUS Rabat since 2012. The stadium has a seating capacity of 22,000.
3.5 km · football stadium in Rabat, Morocco · Wikipedia
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Getting to Chellah
- Airports
- Rabat-Salé (RBA), 8 km · Mohammed V (CMN), 101 km · Fes Saïss (FEZ), 170 km
- Stations
- Rabat-Agdal, 3.4 km · Salé-City train station, 3.5 km
- Casablanca → Chellah87 km · quickest by road, 1h 48m · MAD38–50
- Saïss → ChellahTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Oulad Yaich → Chellah181 km · quickest by road, 4h 9m · MAD120–160
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Chellah
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Chellah. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Chellah
Chellah is 1 km from Rabat, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.