Constantine (Arabic: قسنطينة, Qacentina) is a town in north-eastern Algeria, capital of 

Constantine, one of the oldest cities in the world, is an important city in Mediterranean history. Its former name Cirta, capital of Numidia, she carries for 17 centuries the name of Emperor Constantine I, who rebuilt it in 313. Constantine is also called the "city of suspension bridges", "town of the old rock," " City of Ulema, "also" city of eagles "or" City of Malouf "Constantine version of the Arab-Andalusian music, it is the regional capital of the East.

In 2015 the city of Constantine is Arab Capital of Culture, Algeria's second city to be chosen to host this event in 2007 after Algiers.