A kasbah, from the Arabic qasaba meaning fortress, is a citadel or fortified quarter of a city, most commonly associated with North Africa, and known in Spanish by the equivalent term alcazaba. The word can also refer more broadly to a medina quarter, particularly in Algeria, and in various languages the Arabic term or words borrowed from it can also denote a settlement, a fort, a watchtower or a blockhouse.
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'fortress', Arabic pronunciation: [qasˤaba], Maghrebi Arabic: [qasˤba]), also spelled qasbah, qasba, qasaba, or casbah, is a fortress, most commonly a North African citadel or fortified quarter of a city.
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