Constantine (Arabic: قسنطينة Qusanṭīnah), also spelled Qacentina or Kasantina, is the capital of Constantine Province in northeastern Algeria.During Roman times it was called Cirta and was renamed "Constantina" in honor of emperor Constantine the Great.It was the capital of the French department of Constantine until 1962. Located somewhat inland, Constantine is about 80 …

Algeria comprises 2,381,740 square kilometres (919,590 sq mi) square kilometers of land, more than 80% of which is desert, in North Africa, between Morocco and Tunisia. It is the largest country in Africa. Its Arabic name, Al Jazair (the islands), is believed to derive from the rocky islands along the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. The northern portion, an area of …