Official Name: | Chelia |
Settlement Type: | Commune and town |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Algeria |
Subdivision Name1: | Khenchela Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 1998 |
Population Total: | 4851 |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Chelia is a town and commune in Khenchela Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it had a population of 4,851.[1]
The Barbary lion was present in the cedar forests and mountains near Chelia until about 1884.[2]