Chelif River

Chelif River
Chelif (وادي الشلف)
River
Cheliff Bridge nearby Ech Cheliff
Country Algeria
Cities Mustaghanam, Ech Cheliff
Source Saharan Atlas
Mouth Mediterranean Sea
Length 700 km (435 mi)

Chelif River (Arabic: وادي الشلف‎, Wadi ash-Shalif) {also Cheliff} is a 700 km long river in Algeria and also the longest one in the country. It rises from Saharan Atlas, flows through Tell Atlas and empties into Mediterranean Sea north of the city of Mustaghanam at about 36°02′16″N 0°07′53″E / 36.0377778°N 0.1313889°E / 36.0377778; 0.1313889Coordinates: 36°02′16″N 0°07′53″E / 36.0377778°N 0.1313889°E / 36.0377778; 0.1313889. Water level in the river often fluctuates. The river is being used to irrigation (mainly on its lower course).



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