The city of Constantine is one of the largest cities in the ancient Republic of Algeria and one of the oldest cities in the world, and its current name is the city of bridges suspended due to the existence of bridges that transport the person from the east bank to the West Bank in the city and vice versa, which is called the capital of the east of Algeria and the ancient city of rock. On the rock of hard limestone, and it got the title of the capital of Arab culture in 2015, while in terms of population is estimated at 442,862 people according to the statistics in 2008 distributed on an area of 231.63 km².
The civilizations followed the city of Constantine from the Phoenicians, the Romans, the Byzantines, and then to the Islamic rule, until it fell under the weight of French colonialism, to gain independence after that in 1962.
Climate of the city of Constantine
The dry climate of Constantine is cold in winter, and very hot during the summer, so the spring season is the most appropriate period to visit the city and enjoy its various landmarks.
Attractions in Constantine
- Ahmed Bey Palace: It is the only urban palace built on 3 gardens. Its style is similar to contemporary Moroccan houses. It contains deer and many rare birds.
- The seven hanging bridges: are the "Bab Al Qantara" Bridge the oldest bridge, the "Sidi Rashed" Bridge the world's highest stone bridge, the "Shattan" bridge, the "Sidi Masid" Bridge the highest bridge in the city, the "Shalaal" bridge, the "Mallah" bridge and the "sheep" bridge.
- Old mosques: such as the mosque of "the Great Mosque" built during the era of the Zairian state in 1136, the Mosque of "Prince Abdul Qadir" in the style of Andalusian civilization, the largest mosque of North Africa, the mosque of "the Spinning Market"1730, the Mosque of "Sidi Lakhdar" 1743 and the Mosque of "Sidi El Kettani" in 1776.
- Prehistoric caves: such as the Cave of "the Bears" and the "Arrwi" Cave.
- Monument of the Dead: Built in 1934 to commemorate the dead who were killed by French colonialism.
- Massinsisa Shrine: He is the king of Numidia who founded his kingdom and Constantine then took the capital of his kingdom.
- Natural baths: like ancient Roman.
- Saleh Bay Resort: is for rest and recreation, located 8 km northwest of the city and attributed to King "Saleh Bay"built for him and his family in the 18th century.
- The city of "Tedes" or the city of "the bows": This city ends in a mountain hidden, and it turned out that the people from the time of the Romans were heading to worship.
- Old doors: These doors are closed in the evening after performing their military immunization functions such as: "Bab al-Qantara", "Bab Hanansha", "Bab Serta" and others, but French colonialism completely removed them.
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