Constantine, French Algeria

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Constantine,_French_Algeria
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Constantine_Department
gptkbp:currentName gptkb:Constantine
gptkbp:distanceFromAlgiers approximately 320 km east
gptkbp:elevation 640 meters
gptkbp:founded circa 203 BC
gptkbp:historicalPeriod French colonial period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constantine, French Algeria
gptkbp:knownFor bridges
gorges
historic architecture
gptkbp:languageDuringFrenchRule gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:French
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:French_Algeria
gptkbp:locatedInPresentDay gptkb:Algeria
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Constantine_the_Great
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Siege_of_Constantine_(1836)
gptkb:Siege_of_Constantine_(1837)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Kateb_Yacine
gptkb:Malek_Bennabi
Albert Camus (lived nearby)
gptkbp:population approximately 450,000 (modern era)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Constantine_Province
gptkbp:river gptkb:Rhumel_River
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Tentative list (as of 2024)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Princess_Charlotte,_Duchess_of_Valentinois
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5