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| Suspended Bridge, Sidi M'Cid |
Constantine has a unique charm of its kind because of its history and its natural resources, a city literally cut in half by an abysmal emptiness connect multiple bridges ...
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| The natural arch under the bridge of Sidi M'Cid |
Constantine originally ...
The foundation of the city dates back to -202 BC. JC., Formerly Constantine was an important Phoenician city called Cirta, it became the capital of the Kingdom of Numidia during the reign of Masinissa who at the time was an ally of Rome.
In the year 301 AD. JC, Cirta was completely destroyed during the war between the Roman Emperor Maxentius and the Roman governor Domitius Alexander. A few years later the Roman Emperor Constantine I rebuild the city and gave it the name it now bears for 17 centuries. Constantine was conquered during the Arab invasion in the 7th century, the Arabs gave it the name of Qusantina.
October 13, 1837, after a fierce struggle against the occupying French, Constantine falls and becomes part of French Algeria. During World War II, Constantine is used as operational basis by the Allied forces.
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| The war memorial at the top of the cliff on the right bank. |
The geographical location of Constantine
The city is located on a hill 640 meters above the level of the sea. Literally cut in two by a deep ravine through which flows the river Rhummel. The ravine is crossed by four bridges that connect the city between them. The canyon is 1,800 m long and reaches a depth of 135 m at its beginning nearly 200 m at the bridge of Sidi M'cid.
Constantine has a continental climate characterized by minimum of 0-12 ° in winter and maximum of 25 to 45 ° in summer.
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| Overview of the city of Constantine |
Constantine, a developed economy
Constantine has a prosperous and diverse agricultural area, formerly Constantine was the breadbasket of the Roman Empire.
Constantine is internationally oriented, as shown by the city is twinned with the cities of Istanbul (Turkey), Grenoble (France), Mulhouse (France) and Sousse (Tunisia).
Transport infrastructure are consistent with the presence of an international airport, a railway station and a bus station. A project to build a tramway is in progress (2012).
The city of Constantine is also a cultural, architectural and industrial center with the presence of two major universities: Mentouri Constantine (UMC) University is one of the largest in Algeria and the University of Islamic Sciences, an architectural wonder.
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| November 1st Place (Place of Breach) |
Places to visit Constantine:
- The Suspension Bridge Sidi M'Cid was built in 1912 just up a natural arch. The bridge has a length of 164m and a height of 175m from the deck with a view across the gorge and the valley of Hamma is fantastic.
- The War Memorial is an Arc de Triomphe at the top of a cliff on the right bank with stunning views of Constantine.
- The Bridge of El Kantara, Pont Sidi Rached, the Devil's Bridge and the Falls Bridge.
- The Emir Abdelkader Mosque which shares the building of the University of Islamic Sciences is an architectural masterpiece of Arab-Andalusian art.
- The Museum of Cirta in 1930 and has antique diver, Numidian and Roman as well as collections of Orientalist paintings of the nineteenth century remains.
- The Breach (November 1st Place) is a square in the city center of Constantine, it takes its name from the French invasion, it is at this location that the French soldiers were a breakthrough and thus occupied the city.
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| The Mosque Emir Abdelkader |
