(the modern name of the ancient Roman Cirta), the capital of the French province of Constantina, Algiers. It stands on a peninsula surrounded by deep ravines, which are traversed by the Rummell; and it is fortified by walls and gates, which, though of Arabic masonry, seem to have been formed from the ruins of Roman edifices. The streets of the town are narrow and irregular, and the houses generally two stories high with sloping roofs. The principal manufacture is that of saddles, and leather goods generally. A large trade is carried on with the south, in which the corn of the district and various articles of European manufacture are exchanged for the gold dust, ostrich feathers, and other products of Central Africa. Pop. (1849) 22,994, of whom 2050 were Europeans. See Cirta.