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Cherchell
شرشال | |
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Town | |
 Cherchell's fountain place | |
 Location of Cherchell in the Tipaza Province | |
  Cherchell | |
| Coordinates: 36°36′27″N 02°11′24″E / 36.60750°N 2.19000°E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Province | Tipaza |
| District | Cherchell |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 34,372 |
| Fort Joinville Lighthouse Cherchell | |
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| Coordinates | 36°36′41″N 2°11′17″E / 36.61139°N 2.18806°E |
| Constructed | 1881[2] |
| Foundation | stone base |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Height | 28.60 metres (93.8 ft)[2] |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern[4] |
| Markings | unpainted tower, black lantern |
| Operator | Office Nationale de Signalisation Maritime |
| Focal height | 40.10 metres (131.6 ft)[2] |
| Light source | main power |
| Intensity | 1,000 W[2] |
| Range | 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi)[2] |
| Characteristic | Fl (2+1) W 15s.[3] |
Cherchell (Arabic: شرشال) is a town on Algeria's Mediterranean coast, 89 kilometers (55 mi) west of Algiers. It is the seat of Cherchell District in Tipaza Province. Under the names Iol and Caesarea, it was formerly a Roman colony and the capital of the kingdoms of Numidia and Mauretania.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
populstatwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c d e "Cherchell". Office Nationale de Signalisation Maritime. Ministere des Travaux Publics. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Western Algeria". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
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