Dancer for Chellah The Chellah or Shalla is a medieval fortified Islamic necropolis and ancient archaeological site in Rabat, Morocco, located on the south side (left) of the mouth of the Bou Regreg river. The earliest evidence of occupation of the site suggests that the Phoenicians established a trading empire here in the first millennium BC. This was later the site of Sala Colonia, an ancient Roman colony in Mauretania's Tingitana province, before it was abandoned in late antiquity. In the late 13th century, the site began to be used as a dynastic necropolis for the Marinid dynasty. By the mid-14th century, Marinid sultans had enclosed part of the site with a new set of walls and built a religious complex in it to accompany their mausoleums. In the 15th century, the necropolis began to fall into disrepair and suffered damage from earthquakes and looting over the centuries. Archaeological excavations in the 20th century unearthed the remains of the ancient Roman city. Today, the site is a tourist attraction and has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2012.
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