Constantine, the city of the suspended bridges
قسنطينة، مدينة الجسور المُعلقة
قسنطينة، مدينة الجسور المُعلقة
Constantine (Arabic: قسنطينة, Qusanṭīnah, also spelled Qasentina also spelled as Kasantina) is the capital of Constantine Province in north-eastern Algeria. Slightly inland, it is about 80 kilometers from the Mediterranean coast, on the banks of Rhumel river. Regarded as the capital of eastern Algeria and the center of its region. It is also called the city of the suspended bridges, it lies between a latitude of 36.23 and a longitude of 7.35 in the center of eastern Algeria, precisely at 245 Km from the Algerian-Tunisian border, 431 km from the capital Algiers towards the west, 89 Km to Skikda towards the north and 235 km to Biskra towards the south.
It is built on a majestic rock on both sides of Oued Rhumel, and it is surrounded by genuine natural obstacles. Benchmarks show that the geographic region is not homogeneous with respect to its position and in relation to sea level.
It lies between the two lines Kentour 400 and 800 m to the north, 800 and 1200 m to the south. With about 800,000 inhabitants, Constantine is an urban center with a high concentration of people, making it the third largest city in the country. The climate of the region is continental, characterized by a heat of 25-38 ° C in summer and cold in winter 0-12 °.
The most important rivers of Constantine Oued-Rhumel which takes its source in the mountains of Ferdjoua (Mila). Rhumel enters the highlands of Constantine, where the valley describes a series of winding, then narrows considerably north of SMARA where a loop forms almost closed and seeps between the tables limestone of Jebel El Hadja and Ain El Bey highland maintaining a branch SOUTHWEST NORTHEAST.
The Rhummel's bed still draw several curves and becomes very close to a place called "Roman arches." The down Rhumel crosses the Numidiques chains in deep gorges and falls into the sea west of the Gulf of Jijel.
Its main tributary is Boumerzoug river which takes its source in the region of Ain-Mlila whose waters are used extensively for irrigation, fertilize the land, the large group spa Ain Fesguia located towards the head of the valley, supplies drinking water to the city of Constantine.
Summarizing the history of Constantine on this page will not give all the merits vis-à-vis to the city that is probably the city with the most beautiful story of Algeria. In this site, we are only giving general points on the city.
Source: http://www.apc-constantine.gov.dz/
