Chellah

The Chellah Necropolis is not just a place where we can see centuries-old monuments, it will tell us the tale of the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans and Arabs who lived in this unique location.
The necropolis was originally a port of call known as Sala Colonia. This was an ideal location to do business since it’s located at the mouth of a navigable river (Bou Regreg) that flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The first major settlement here was most likely founded by the Phoenicians, and the Romans later expanded it into a full-fledged city.
In time it was abandoned to the sands of time until the Arabs came into the area and built a mosque and several shrines. After the death of their sultan, they built a mausoleum for him on this site. In time extensions were added, such as a madrasa and a hammam. The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 turned the necropolis into a pile of ruins.
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