kasbah
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6 sectionsContents
- Citadel or fortress
- Other uses of the term
- Old city
- Watchtowers in the Arabian Peninsula
- See also
- References
300px|thumb|upright=1.5|Kasbah of Sfax in [[Tunisia]]
A kasbah (, also ; , , Maghrebi Arabic: ), also spelled qasbah, qasba, qasaba, or casbah, is a fortress, most commonly the citadel or fortified quarter of a city. It is also equivalent to the term '''' in Spanish (), which is derived from the same Arabic word. By extension, the term can also refer to a medina quarter, particularly in Algeria. In various languages, the Arabic word, or local words borrowed from the Arabic word, can also refer to a settlement, a fort, a watchtower, or a blockhouse.