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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.
Chlef is the capital city of Chlef Province in northern Algeria, founded in 1843 as Orléansville on Roman ruins. After a devastating 1980 earthquake, it was renamed Chlef after the nearby 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
- Chlef
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Chlef
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 114
- Settlement.population_total
- 178,616
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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
- chlef.mta.gov.dz
- Image
- Chlef-rue-20-août.jpg
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- category for people born here
- Q13335579
- topic's main category
- Category:Chlef
- Commons category
- Chlef
- postal code
- 02000
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Chlef
- twinned administrative body
- Skopje
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2 mapped locations