Sala Colonia

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Sala Colonia was an important ancient Roman city and port in what is now Morocco, serving as a key administrative and commercial center in the province of Mauretania Tingitana.

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Sala Colonia canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman city
ancient port
archaeological site
archaeologicalExcavations 20th century
connectedBy Roman roads
culture Mauretanian
Roman
declinePeriod Late Antiquity
economyBasedOn agriculture
craft production
maritime trade
functionedAs administrative center
commercial center
governedBy Roman provincial administration
hasAlternateName Chellah
linked to: Chellah necropolis

Sala
Sala Colonia Julia
hasArchaeologicalRemains Roman baths
Roman forum
Roman necropolis
Roman walls
harbor installations
temples
hasFeature city walls
monumental gate
public buildings
hasRemains inscriptions in Latin
languageUsed Latin
locatedIn Mauretania Tingitana
locatedInPresentDay Morocco
locatedNear modern Rabat
locatedOn Atlantic coast
Bou Regreg River
modernCountry Kingdom of Morocco
nearbyModernCity Rabat
Salé
partOf Roman Empire
provinceCapitalOf Mauretania Tingitana
recognizedAs national heritage site of Morocco
region Maghreb
linked to: North Africa

North Africa
religion Roman polytheism
servedAs port city
strategicRole control of Atlantic maritime routes
control of Bou Regreg estuary
successorSettlement medieval Chellah
timePeriod Roman period
wasFortified true
wasUrbanized true

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Mauretania Tingitana majorCity Sala Colonia
Sala Colonia hasLatinName Sala Colonia
subject linked to: ancient city of Sala Colonia