Constantine
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Constantine is a historic northeastern Algerian city famed for its dramatic bridges spanning deep gorges and its role as a major cultural and economic center.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | capital of Constantine Province ⓘ |
| bridge |
Devil’s Bridge
ⓘ
El-Kantara Bridge ⓘ Mellah Slimane Bridge ⓘ Sidi M’Cid Bridge ⓘ Sidi Rached Bridge ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Algeria ⓘ |
| culturalInstitution |
cultural centers
ⓘ
museums ⓘ theatres ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
commerce
ⓘ
industry ⓘ services ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 2,100 feet
ⓘ
about 640 metres ⓘ |
| formerName |
Cirta
ⓘ
Qusantina ⓘ |
| geographyFeature | deep gorges ⓘ |
| heritage |
Arab-Islamic heritage
ⓘ
Ottoman heritage ⓘ Roman heritage ⓘ |
| historicEventRole | center of resistance during French conquest of Algeria ⓘ |
| historicPeriod |
Roman era city
ⓘ
important city in Ottoman period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural importance
ⓘ
dramatic bridges spanning deep gorges ⓘ economic importance ⓘ historic architecture ⓘ |
| language |
Maghrebi Arabic
ⓘ
surface form:
Algerian Arabic
Arabic ⓘ French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Constantine Province
ⓘ
northeastern Algeria ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Roman emperor Constantine the Great ⓘ |
| partOf |
North Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Maghreb
|
| population | hundreds of thousands of inhabitants ⓘ |
| religion | predominantly Islam ⓘ |
| river | Rhumel River ⓘ |
| role |
major cultural center in Algeria
ⓘ
major economic center in Algeria ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist destination in Algeria ⓘ |
| transport |
Constantine tramway
ⓘ
regional road network ⓘ |
| university | University of Constantine ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +1 ⓘ |