Oued Rhumel is spanned by the Pont Sidi m'Cid and since 2008, by an aerial tramway |
The Constantine Aerial Tramway connects the north side of the Old City with the hospital and Emir Abdelkader City |
Tatache Station, Constantine Aerial Tramway |
Télécabine de Constantine |
Is Constantine turing away from French? Welcome to Belkacem Tatache Station |
Poster for 50 Years of Algerian Independence (1962-2012) |
Crossing Oued Rhumel in the Cable Car gives a nice view of the gorge, the natural bridge and the Pont Sidi M'Cid |
Rhumel Canyon from the Télécabine |
The first stage of the Constantine Aerial Tramway runs 425m from the Old City to Constantine Hospital |
The Aerial Tramway used by the people of Constantine as a regular form of public transportation, not as a tourist attraction |
The second stage, from Constantine Hospital to Emir Abdelkader City is 1092m |
Welcome to the Emir Abdelkader Station |
The President of Algeria since 1999, Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
Tile artwork in the Emir Abdelkader Station showing Ancient Constantine |
ETC - Télécabine de Constantine |
End station - Emir Abdelkader City |
There didn't seem to be much to see outside the Emir Abdelkader Station so I turned around and went back |
Tickets are very cheap - 20 dinars |
Tilework of the Pont El-Kantara, Emir Abdelkader Station |
The Constantine Aerial Tram is heavily used |
The Constantine Aerial Tram can transport up to 2000 people an hour |
The journey from end to end lasts 7 minutes |
The aerial tram passes low over the minaret of a mosque |
CHU - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Constantine |
CHU - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Constantine |
Télécabine de Constantine from near the Hospital Station |
Pont El-Kantara from near the Hospital Station |
One of the 33 cabins of the Constantine Aerial Tram |
Prickly Pear Cactus, Constantine |
The Belkacem Tatache Station of the Constantine Aerial Tramway in the Old City |
View across the Rhumel Gorge from the Hospital to the Old City |