Chelif River

Chelif River (Arabic: وادي الشلف) (also spelled Chéliff, or Sheliff[3]) is a 700-kilometre (430 mi) long river in Algeria and also the longest one 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).

Chelif
Oued Chelif[1]
Wad Sheliff[2]
Cheliff Bridge nearby Ech Cheliff
Native nameوادي الشلف
Location
CountryAlgeria
CitiesMostaganem, Chlef, Aïn Defla, Médéa
Physical characteristics
SourceSaharan Atlas
MouthMediterranean Sea
 • coordinates
36°02′22″N 0°07′59″E
Length725 km (450 mi)

The river has formerly been called the Mekerra and the Sig River

Notes
  1. Oued Chelif (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. Wad Sheliff (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. EB staff 2015.
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References
  • EB staff (26 April 2015), "Chelif River - river, Algeria", Encyclopædia Britannica, retrieved 26 April 2015

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