Cirta
Cirta, also known by various other names in antiquity, was the ancient Berber and Roman settlement which later became Constantine, Algeria.
Cirta, also known by various other names in antiquity, was the ancient Berber and Roman settlement which later became Constantine, Algeria.
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Worth seeing in and around Cirta
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.
- 01Emir 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.
2.4 km · mosque in Constantine, Algeria · Wikipedia - 02Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui
Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Constantine, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches.
2.4 km · building in Algeria · Wikipedia - 03University 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.
3 km · university in Constantine, Algeria · Wikipedia - 04Pont 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.
600 m · bridge in Algeria · Wikipedia - 05Emir Abdelkader University
Emir Abdelkader University of Islamic Sciences is a university in Algeria.
2.2 km · university in Qusanṭīnah, Algeria · Wikipedia - 06Pont 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 - 07Hassan 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.
0 m · Mosque in Constantine, Algeria · Wikipedia - 08Ramadan Ben-Abdelmalek Stadium
Ramdane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Constantine, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches.
2.4 km · building in Algeria · Wikipedia - 09Pont 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.
300 m · bridge in Constantine, Algeria · Wikipedia - 10Salah Bey Viaduct
The Salah Bey Viaduct, is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the gorge valley of the Rhumel River in Constantine, North East Algeria is named after Salah Bey whose rule of the city was marked by major urban works, This viaduct is already considered the "eighth wonder" of the city with seven bridges. With a length of 1119m, the viaduct has a futuristic design, which modernized the urban configuration of the city.
1.1 km · bridge in Algeria · Wikipedia
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Getting to Cirta
- Airports
- Mohamed Boudiaf (CZL), 10 km · Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid (BLJ), 74 km · Jijel Ferhat Abbas (GJL), 81 km
- Batna → Cirta98 km · quickest by road, 2h 43m · $9–12
- Tahir → CirtaTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Annaba → Cirta119 km · quickest by road, 2h 35m · $11–16
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Cirta
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Cirta. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inBuses and shared taxis coming from Sétif arrive at the Gare Routière Ouest south of town.
From Wikivoyage: Constantine, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-02.
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