Coordinates: 36°02′22″N 0°07′59″E / 36.03944°N 0.13306°E / 36.03944; 0.13306

Chelif River

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Chelif
Oued Chelif[1]
Wad Sheliff[2]
Cheliff Bridge nearby Ech Cheliff
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EtymologyBerber Chenaliph
Native nameوادي الشلف (Arabic)
Location
CountryAlgeria
Cities
Physical characteristics
SourceSaharan Atlas
MouthMediterranean Sea
 • coordinates
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Length725 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 Boughezoul, 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.

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