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Constantine is regarded as the capital of eastern Algeria and the commercial centre of its region and has a population of about 450,000 (938,475 [6] with the agglomeration), making it the third largest city in the country after Algiers and Oran. There are several museums and historical sites located around the city.
Constantine covered an area of 87,578 km 2, and comprised six arrondissements: these were Batna, Bône, Bougie, Guelma, Philippeville and Sétif. It was not until the 1950s that the Sahara was annexed into departmentalised Algeria, which explains why the eastern département of Constantine was limited to what is the north-east of Algeria today.
In 1699 Tunisian troops reinforced with Tripolitanian ones invaded the Beylik of Constantine, at the same time as the Moroccan ones invaded western Algeria. The Tunisian army was commanded by Murad III Bey, and his commander Ibrahim Sharif. [3] [4] The Tunisians quickly advanced into the Algerian territory, capturing key points such as Annaba.
By 1848 nearly all of northern Algeria was under French control, and the new government of the French Second Republic declared the occupied lands an integral part of France. Three "civil territories"—Algiers, Oran, and Constantine—were organized as French départements (local administrative units) under a civilian government.
Pages in category "History of Constantine, Algeria" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Cirta, also known by various other names in antiquity, was the ancient Berber, Punic and Roman settlement which later became Constantine, Algeria. Cirta was the capital city of the Berber kingdom of Numidia ; its strategically important port city was Russicada .
He continued to organize the defence of Constantine, Algeria, and lead several battles against the French army. He won a massive victory in 1836 against Maréchal Clauzel. When Constantine was besieged by the French in 1837, Ahmed Bey managed to escape and to organize resistance in the Aurès Mountains. In 1842, he rallied the tribe of Ouled ...
The 1934 Constantine riots can be contextualized by the rising antisemitism in French Algeria. One source of the tension was the Crémieux Decree, which was implemented in October 1870 and gave Algerian Jews French citizenship. [11] [12] For the French government, the decree was considered part of the so-called "civilizing mission" in North ...