Rabat Attractions
Chellah
The Citadel of Chellah
Emerging from the boulevards of the Ville Nouvelle (New Town) of
Rabat one comes across the ruins of Chellah, once the thriving
walled Roman port city of Sala Colonia, abandoned in 1154 in favour
of Sale across the other side of the river mouth. In the time of
the Almohads the site was used as a royal burial ground. The
Merenid Sultan Abou El Hassan added some monuments and the striking
main gate during his reign in the mid-14th century. Just inside the
gate are the Roman ruins dating from 200 BC, which includes a
forum, a temple and a craftsmen's quarter.
