Constantine

Worth seeing in and around Constantine

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Emir Abdelkader Mosque

   The Emir Abdelkader Mosque is a Sunni mosque located in the city of Constantine, in the Constantine Province of Algeria. It is the second largest mosque in Algeria after Djamaa Al Djazair.

   2.2 km · mosque in Constantine, Algeria · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui

   Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Constantine, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches.

   2 km · building in Algeria · Wikipedia
3. 03
   University of Constantine 1

   The University of Constantine 1, formerly known as Mentouri Brothers University, is a public university located in Constantine, Algeria. Designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, the university was established in 1969.

   2.6 km · university in Constantine, Algeria · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Pont Sidi M'Cid

   Sidi M'Cid Bridge is a 164-metre-long suspension bridge across the Rhumel River in Constantine, Algeria. It was opened to traffic in April 1912 and until 1929 was the highest bridge in the world at 175 m.

   800 m · bridge in Algeria · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Emir Abdelkader University

   Emir Abdelkader University of Islamic Sciences is a university in Algeria.

   2 km · university in Qusanṭīnah, Algeria · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Pont El Kantara

   Bab El Kantra Bridge is one of eight famous high-level bridges that cross the Rhumel River gorge in Constantine, Algeria. The Kantara bridge is the oldest and has taken several different forms over the years: from a 1792 Ottoman-style multi-arch bridge, to an 1863 French iron arch, to its current form as a concrete arch bridge.

   600 m · bridge in Constantine, Algeria · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Hassan Bey Mosque

   The El Bey Mosque, officially the Hussein Bey Mosque, founded as the Souk El Ghezel Mosque and also known as the Ghazal Market Mosque, is a mosque located in the city of Constantine, in the Constantine Province of Algeria. Completed as a mosque in 1730 CE, from 1838 until 1962 the building was repurposed as the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows of Constantine, and restored to its former use as a mosque in 1962.

   400 m · Mosque in Constantine, Algeria · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Ramadan Ben-Abdelmalek Stadium

   Ramdane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Constantine, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches.

   2 km · building in Algeria · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Pont Mellah Slimane

   Mellah Slimane Bridge is a 125 m-long suspension footbridge across the Rhumel River in Constantine, Algeria. It was opened in April 1925 and until it was the 3rd highest bridge in the world at 110 m.

   100 m · bridge in Constantine, Algeria · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Grand Hotel Cirta

    Grand Hotel Cirta or Hotel Cirta is a hotel in Constantine, Algeria, located in a white colonial building at 1 Avenue Rahmani Achour, on the edge of Place des Martyrs. The hotel is the property of the Societe de l'Hotel Cirta, owned by Mohand Tiar, an Algerian businessman and philanthropist.

    500 m · building in Algeria · Wikipedia

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Getting to Constantine

Airports

Mohamed Boudiaf (CZL), 10 km · Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid (BLJ), 73 km · Jijel Ferhat Abbas (GJL), 82 km

Stations

Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport, 9.2 km

• Batna → Constantine

  98 km · quickest by road, 2h 43m · $9–12
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• Tahir → Constantine

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• Annaba → Constantine

  119 km · quickest by road, 2h 35m · $11–16
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