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Constantine is a city and commune in Algeria, situated in the Daïra of Constantine. It has served as the capital of the Constantine Department, Constantine Province, and the historical Beylik of Constantine. The city is named after Constantine the Great and is located near the Rhummel River. Its official name is قسنطينة, and it shares a border with Zighoud Youcef.

The population is recorded as 465,138, with an elevation of 694 meters above sea level. Constantine is twinned with Sousse, Grenoble, Istanbul, and Abu Dhabi. The city operates in the UTC+01:00 time zone and uses the postal code 25000.

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Place details

Locality
Constantine ⵇⵙⴻⵟⵉⵏⴰ قسنطينة
Region
قسنطينة Constantine ⵇⵙⴻⵏⵟⵉⵏⴰ
Country
ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر
Population
448,028
Timezone
Africa/Algiers

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Air quality

38US AQIGood
PM2.5
9.0 µg/m³
PM10
14.3 µg/m³
As of 2026-08-11 01:00 · Open-Meteo

Wikidata facts

Instance of
big city
Official name
قسنطينة
Demonym
Constantinoise
Country
France
Located in
French Algeria
Population
245621
Area
2288
Elevation
694
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Body of water
Rhummel River
Shares border with
Zighoud Youcef
Image
Magnia.jpg
Significant event
Battle of Constantine
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twinned administrative body
Isfahan
Commons category
Constantine, Algeria
topic's main category
Category:Constantine, Algeria
category for people born here
Category:Births in Constantine, Algeria
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Constantine, Algeria
category of associated people
Category:People from Constantine, Algeria
postal code
25000
native label
قسنطينة
different from
Constantina
P8168
Esfeden
P12749
Taipei
replaces
Cirta
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Travel guide

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thumb|350px|View of Constantine

The city is framed by a deep ravine and has a dramatic appearance. The city is very picturesque with a number of bridges and a viaduct crossing the ravine. The city center bridges: this city is very famous for 8 bridges (one of which is, the Devil's Bridge, is nothing more than a thin piece of wood), especially the Gantaret El Hibal (also called Sidi M'Cid) bridge which is the 2nd highest suspended bridge in the world. It's a perfect place to do a bungee jump. Also the pedestrian or have great views. the Nearby are the Roman city of Tiddis and the megalithic monuments and burial grounds at Djebel Mazala Salluste.

Drink

Tea with mint. Usually called (Atay) by locals. Leben. A kind of heavy milk, it looks like liquified yoghurt.

Stay safe

Constantine is somewhat considered a safe place. And common sense will alleviate 99% of problems: try to look as little like a tourist as possible, do not flash large quantities of cash, and so on. Faux guides are much less of a problem here than in the rest of Algeria and are limited mainly to the area around the city. It is inadvisable to walk alone in Constantine at night. Solo women, as in all Algerian cities, should dress modestly to avoid harassment (which almost always consists of lewd comments, but nothing physical).

Pick-pocketing and motor-drive-by theft seem more to be a problem here—hide your valuables!

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, a Roman city and one of the most important archaeological sites in the region.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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