page_title: Cherchell
hierarchical_section_title: Cherchell
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Vue sur la baie de Tipaza et le mont Chenoua (Tipaza) en arrière plan (Algérie).
context_page_description: Cherchell is a town on Algeria's Mediterranean coast, 89 kilometers west of Algiers. It is the seat of Cherchell District in Tipaza Province. Under the names Iol and Caesarea, it was formerly a Phoenician, Carthaginian, and Roman colony and the capital of the kingdoms of Numidia and Mauretania.
context_section_description: Cherchell (Arabic: شرشال Berber: ⵛⴻⵔⵛⴻⵍ) is a town on Algeria's Mediterranean coast, 89 kilometers (55 mi) west of Algiers. It is the seat of Cherchell District in Tipaza Province. Under the names Iol and Caesarea, it was formerly a Phoenician, Carthaginian, and Roman colony and the capital of the kingdoms of Numidia and Mauretania.
caption: Cherchell bay with Mont Chenoua in the background
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