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Constantine, Algeria

Also known as Cirta

Constantine is a city in north-eastern Algeria, built on a rocky plateau cut by the gorge of the Rhumel River. As Cirta it was the capital of the Numidian kings, and after it was rebuilt by Constantine the Great in the 4th century it took his name. It was the seat of an Ottoman bey until the French captured it in 1837.

Constantine, Algeria
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Roman Numidia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Constantine, Algeria. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/constantine-algeria
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