Chellah

The Chellah or Shalla is a medieval fortified necropolis and ancient archeological site in Rabat, Morocco, located on the south side of the Bou Regreg estuary [1]. In the late 13th century the site began to be used as a dynastic necropolis for the Marinid dynasty [1]. By the mid-14th century Marinid sultans had enclosed a part of the site with a new set of walls and built a religious complex inside it to accompany their mausoleums [1]. In the 15th century the necropolis began to decline and it suffered damage over the centuries due to earthquakes and looting [1].