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.

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Constantine canonical 28

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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

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Algeria majorCity Constantine
French Algeria mainCity Constantine
El-Kantara Bridge locatedIn Constantine
El-Kantara Bridge city Constantine
Tell Atlas nearbyCity Constantine
Sidi Rached Bridge locatedIn Constantine
Mellah Slimane Bridge locatedIn Constantine
Constantine Province capital Constantine
Constantine Province namedAfter Constantine
Constantine Province hasSettlement Constantine
Qusantina refersTo Constantine
Qusantina hasModernEquivalent Constantine
Qusantina etymologicallyRelatedTo Constantine
Sidi M’Cid Bridge locatedIn Constantine
Sidi M’Cid Bridge city Constantine
Sidi M’Cid Bridge symbolOf Constantine
University of Constantine city Constantine
Constantine tramway serves Constantine
Constantine tramway locatedIn Constantine
Pied-Noir mainSettlementArea Constantine
Rhumel River flowsThrough Constantine
northern Algeria contains Constantine
subject surface form: Northern Algeria