page_title: Chelif River
hierarchical_section_title: Chelif River
caption_attribution_description: English: Description: Cheliff River Bridge nearby Ech Cheliff Copyright holder: Delta Soft Source/URL:http://www.cheliff.org/galerie/displayimage.php?album=14&amp;pos=9
context_page_description: Chelif River is a 700-kilometre 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.
  The river has formerly been called the Mekerra and the Sig River
context_section_description: Chelif River (Arabic: وادي الشلف) (also spelled Chéliff, or Sheliff) 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).
  The river has formerly been called the Mekerra and the Sig River
caption: Cheliff Bridge nearby Ech Cheliff
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