old city of Constantine

E639681
historic urban center medina old town

The old city of Constantine is a historic Algerian urban center dramatically perched on rocky cliffs and deep gorges, renowned for its ancient medina, Ottoman-era architecture, and spectacular bridges.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
city of Constantine 2
Old City of Constantine 0

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic urban center ⓘ
medina ⓘ
old town ⓘ
buildingStyle Ottoman architecture ⓘ
traditional Maghrebi architecture ⓘ
country Algeria ⓘ
culturalSignificance important Algerian heritage site ⓘ
symbol of Constantine’s historical identity ⓘ
hasFunction commercial quarter ⓘ
residential quarter ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
hasHeritage Arab-Andalusian influences ⓘ
Islamic urban fabric ⓘ
Ottoman urban fabric ⓘ
hasLandmark El Kantara Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
Emir Abdelkader Mosque vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kasbah of Constantine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sidi M’Cid Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sidi Rached Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditional souks ⓘ
hasMaterial stone buildings ⓘ
whitewashed masonry ⓘ
hasPeriodOfSignificance Ottoman period NERFINISHED ⓘ
medieval Islamic period ⓘ
hasViewOf Rhumel River gorges NERFINISHED ⓘ
surrounding mountains ⓘ
knownFor Ottoman-era architecture ⓘ
ancient medina ⓘ
dramatic cliffside setting ⓘ
narrow winding streets ⓘ
spectacular bridges ⓘ
traditional markets ⓘ
locatedAbove Rhumel River NERFINISHED ⓘ
deep gorges ⓘ
locatedIn Constantine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Constantine Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
northeastern Algeria ⓘ
locatedOn rocky plateau ⓘ
partOf historic city of Constantine ⓘ
risk infrastructure pressure from tourism ⓘ
urban decay ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ
transportConnection pedestrian bridges ⓘ
road bridges ⓘ
urbanForm dense fabric ⓘ
irregular street pattern ⓘ

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Sidi Rached Bridge → hasViewOf → old city of Constantine ⓘ
Constantine Province → contains → old city of Constantine ⓘ
this entity surface form: city of Constantine
Constantine Province → hasHistoricCenter → old city of Constantine ⓘ
this entity surface form: city of Constantine
Sidi M’Cid Bridge → viewpointFor → old city of Constantine ⓘ