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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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
And you could also drive in the incomparable Atlas Mountains, where you could throw a bash at the Kasbah Tamadot luxury resort and its nomadic owner, Richard Branson.
From The Verge ● Mar. 8, 2016
He knew his way very well in the Kasbah, which he never tired of exploring, though he had spent eight winters in Algiers.
From The Golden Silence by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
The overnight raid in the old city, or kasbah, of Nablus, was one of the deadliest in the West Bank in 2022 and comes at a time of escalating tensions.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
While she was there, she stumbled across a glorious kasbah in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, a 45-minute drive south of Marrakech.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2014
Of Traghen, the capital under the Nesur dynasty, which was on the same caravan route and between Zuila and Murzuk, little besides the ruined kasbah remains.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
Dost thou think to pass through till it be the good pleasure of those who have captured thy kasbah to permit thee?
From King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane by Strang, Herbert
Even through the thick walls of the kasbah they had heard sounds of great excitement in the town.
From King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane by Strang, Herbert
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