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Cherchell

Yoan, Niek(Edited by)
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Cherchell is a seaport town in the Province of Tipaza, Algeria, 55 miles West of Algiers.

It is the district seat of Cherchell District. As of 1998, it had a population of 24,400. The Phoenicians of Carthage settled at Cherchell in the 4th century BC and named the town Iol or Jol.

The town became a part of the kingdom of Numidia under Jugurtha, who died in 104 BC.

The town became very significant to the Berber monarchy and generals of Numidia.

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6137391280 / 9786137391280
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12/10/2011
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112 pages
152 x 229 mm, 177 grams
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