Coat of arms of Orléansville
Coat of arms of Chlef - ex-El Asnam - ex-Orléansville – ex-Castelum Tinginitum
Castelum Tinginitum, this is its name in Roman times, it was an advanced post of the Roman legion, on this road axis from east to west and towards Cartenae (Tenes).
The location of the ancient Castelum Tinginitum is located at the mouth of the two wadis Chlef and Tsighaout, its eastern limit is located in the place of the new Town Hall of Chlef. Recent excavations have confirmed the Christianity of the city during the end of the 4th century AD.
It was known as Orléansville until 1964, when it became El-Asnam. The city experienced two earthquakes in 1954 and 1980 which caused a large number of victims. Because of the association of the name El-Asnam with these terrible earthquakes, the name of the city was officially changed to Chlef in 1981.
On May 16, 1843 Bugeaud decided to build a new city. In the spring of 1843, at the head of a column of 7,000 men, he left Oran in the direction of Algiers going up the Chéliff valley until joining with the Changarnier column leaving from Blida in the other direction.
The aim of creating this city halfway between Algiers and Oran is to ensure the maintenance of the French presence in this region.
The new town was named Orléansville in memory of the Prince of Orléans who had died the previous year in an accident, and it was located near the ancient Castellum Tingitanum which quickly served as a quarry. Colonel Cavaignac, commander of the new city, is concerned about the use made of these remains, and is told by Saint-Arnaud: 'Before exhuming the dead and the ruins, we must shelter the living.
Castelum Tinginitum, this is its name in Roman times, it was an advanced post of the Roman legion, on this road axis from east to west and towards Cartenae (Tenes).
The location of the ancient Castelum Tinginitum is located at the mouth of the two wadis Chlef and Tsighaout, its eastern limit is located in the place of the new Town Hall of Chlef. Recent excavations have confirmed the Christianity of the city during the end of the 4th century AD.
It was known as Orléansville until 1964, when it became El-Asnam. The city experienced two earthquakes in 1954 and 1980 which caused a large number of victims. Because of the association of the name El-Asnam with these terrible earthquakes, the name of the city was officially changed to Chlef in 1981.
On May 16, 1843 Bugeaud decided to build a new city. In the spring of 1843, at the head of a column of 7,000 men, he left Oran in the direction of Algiers going up the Chéliff valley until joining with the Changarnier column leaving from Blida in the other direction.
The aim of creating this city halfway between Algiers and Oran is to ensure the maintenance of the French presence in this region.
The new town was named Orléansville in memory of the Prince of Orléans who had died the previous year in an accident, and it was located near the ancient Castellum Tingitanum which quickly served as a quarry. Colonel Cavaignac, commander of the new city, is concerned about the use made of these remains, and is told by Saint-Arnaud: 'Before exhuming the dead and the ruins, we must shelter the living.