Chelif River
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Chelif River (Arabic: وادي الشلف, Wadi ash-Shalif) (also spelled Cheliff) is a 700 km long river in Algeria and also the longest one in the country. It rises from Saharan Atlas, flows through Tell Atlas and empties into Mediterranean Sea north of the city of Mustaghanam at about 36°02′16″N 0°07′53″E / 36.0377778°N 0.1313889°E / 36.0377778; 0.1313889Coordinates: 36°02′16″N 0°07′53″E / 36.0377778°N 0.1313889°E / 36.0377778; 0.1313889. Water level in the river often fluctuates. The river is being used for irrigation (mainly on its lower course).
