1888 general view Constantine from Mansura routeshowing the great bridge
Constantine Qusanṭīnah, Qasentina Kasantina is the capital of Constantine Province in north-eastern Algeria. It was the capital of the same-named French département until 1962. Slightly inland, it is about 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the Mediterranean coast, on the banks of Rhumel river. Regarded as the capital of eastern Algeria and the centre of its region, Constantine has a population of 448,374 (1,000,000 with the agglomeration), making it the third largest city in the country after Algiers and Oran. There are museums and important historical sites around the city (one of the most beautiful one is the Palais du Bey, in the casbah). It is often referred to as the "City of Bridges" due to the numerous picturesque bridges connecting the mountains the city is built on. The town was described in the 1911 edition of Baedeker’s The Mediterranean, seaports and sea routes: Handbook for Travellers as “typically Berber in its difficulty of access.” The city was called Cirta in classical times, but the Emperor Constantine had it rebuilt and renamed to honor him. A center of trade and invasion for centuries, Constantine attracted Arabs, Genoese, Venetians, displaced Jews, and Ottoman Turks. The city is bordered by deep ravines, which are traversed by three bridges, one of which, the Great Bridge
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