Constantine City Tour

A day tour of Constantine, one of the world's oldest cities, set on a high plateau split by a dramatic ravine, served by 7 bridges. The city offers a myriad of spectacular views as well as its own history.
Founded by the Phoenicians, it became the capital of the Numidian Kingdom under the name Cirta. Destroyed by Maxence in 311CE, it was rebuilt shortly afterward by Emperor Constantine, who named it after himself.
It is regarded as the capital of eastern Algeria and the commercial centre, with a population of about 450,000, making it the third largest city in the country after Algiers and Oran. Constantine is often referred to as the "City of Bridges" because of the numerous picturesque bridges connecting the various hills, valleys, and ravines on which the city is built and around.
The first stop was the Amir Abdelkader Mosque. This is a Sunni mosque and second second-largest mosque in Algeria after Djamaa Al Djazair. It was completed in 1994. The mosque was named in honour of Al Amir Abdelkader, an Algerian Sufi scholar, religious, and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion of Algiers in the early 19th century.
The university and mosque were built with marble and granite. It has two minarets that are 107 metres high and a dome that is 20 metres in diameter. A very impressive building.Read more