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Constantine
Kaśka Glanc

Constantine, Algeria
General
A city located in north-east Algeria, on the gorge of Rhumel river, about 80 km from the coast. Its population is about 500 000. It is a capital city of the Constantine province. It is a centre of agriculture and grain trade (4 flour mills). It has a factory of tractors and a well ?developed textile industry.

Violence & thefts
See: Algiers

History
The history of Constantine has ancient roots. It was founded by the Carthaginians and named Cirta. In Roman times it became one of the riches cities in Africa, thanks to a major grain-shipping point. It is said that the city was a centre of Numidia- a great Berber empire. In the 5th century the city was devastated by some Vandal tribes but it was rebuilt. Most of the Muslim dynasties wanted to have Constantine within their area. The Turks attacked the city in the 16th century. In 1837 the French came and 11yeras later they incorporated Constantine into the colony. Nowadays Constantine is a seat of a Roman Catholic Bishop, a university and a Muslim school of higher education.

What to see and what to visit
First of all Constantine is located fantastically. There are a lot of bridges and viaduct crossing the gorge. There are also a few universities which were planned by Oscar Niemeyer ? a great Brazilian Architect. You cannot pass over the Gustave Mercier Museum (ancient and modern art), , the Casbah, the Soumma Mausoleum at Khroub, the Arab Palace of Ahmed Bey, the Ben-Badis Mosque, the ruins of the Roman aqueduct, the Roman city of Tiddis and the megalithic monuments and a graveyard at Djebel Mazala Salluste.

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