the citadel of any of various North African cities
the quarter in which a kasbah is located Compare medina
First recorded in 1730–40; from Arabic qaṣabah “citadel, fortress”
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"That was a way for many local farmers to make additional revenue," said Bouchbouk, whose Kasbah La Dame guesthouse employs 14 people.
From Reuters • Sep. 15, 2023
In the 1970s, when this now-abandoned cliff-face promenade still permitted visitors to explore the natural arches and balconies down in the gorge, Constantine boasted 20 hotels in its Kasbah alone.
From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022
It’s hard to walk or drive down Kasbah Drive or Minzah Way without being waved at, repeatedly.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2017
As one review put it: “Rock the Kasbah gives the impression that the nation’s ideological rebirth would have been impossible without the gumption of a hasbeen music manager learning to shed his cynicism.”
From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2016
Angéle was Algerian French, evidently of mixed parentage, like all those in the Hotel de la Kasbah who were not Arabs.
From The Golden Silence by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
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