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Constantine (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 36 22 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.3667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 006 37 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 6.6167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Founded by Carthaginians; was capital city of the berber Kingdom of Numidia in northern Africa (modern Algeria). Obtained the height of its power during the rule of Micipsa 2nd century BCE; destroyed by war 311; reconstructed by Constantine the Great 313; taken by Arabs in the 7th century, by Turks in the 16th century and by French in 1837. |
Names: |
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| Qacentina (preferred,C,V)
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............ | after 1981 |
| Constantine (C,V,English-P)
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............ | renamed 313 |
| Blad el-Hawa (C,V)
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| קונסטנטין (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Cirta (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
| Constantina (H,V)
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| Kirtha (H,V)
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| Sarim Batim (H,V)
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| Tzirta (H,V)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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prehistoric cave settlement |
| city (C) |
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| department capital (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Numidia, 3rd cen. BC |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Numidia .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
| .................. |
(World, Africa) [7030333] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Constantina.......... |
[VP] |
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Pleiades (2006-) accessed 26 February 2020 |
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