Kasbah
North African stronghold
A kasbah is a fortress or citadel in North African cities, typically the oldest part of town with narrow winding streets.
The word entered wider English through the phrase the Casbah, evoking exotic intrigue in colonial-era films set in Algiers.
By extension, kasbah can refer to any crowded, labyrinthine old quarter: We got lost wandering the kasbah.
Also spelled casbah.
Moroccan imperial city
- AtlasSky-bearing Titan of myth
- soukTraditional Arab market
- MoroccoNorthwest African kingdom
- BerberNorth African ethnic group
hammam · tagine · argan · tannery · carpet · spices · djellaba · henna
Muslim royal ruler
- caravanTraveling group with goods
- merchantsThose who conduct commerce
- SaharaLargest hot desert
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
dynasty · colonial · protectorate · garrison · tribal · chieftain · oasis · defense
Marrakech
Moroccan imperial city
Berber · hammam · tagine · argan · tannery · carpet · spices · djellaba · henna
sultan
Muslim royal ruler
conquest · dynasty · colonial · protectorate · garrison · tribal · chieftain · oasis · defense · siege
citadel
Fortified urban stronghold
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- medinaHistoric Arab city core
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
tower · courtyard · walls · palace · gate · minaret · battlements · quarters · passageways · parapets
rock
Solid earthen material
- songMusical piece with words
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
bohemian · hippie · counterculture · orientalism · mystique · adventure · bazaar · intrigue · labyrinth · escape
- fortressesfortress, citadel, stronghold, fort, keep
- Historic DistrictsFrench Quarter, historic district, Latin Quarter, historic buildings, historic building
- MoroccoMarrakech, Casablanca, medina, souk, tagine
- AlgiersAlgiers, Hydra, Medina
- African LandmarksPyramids of Giza, Great Sphinx, Sphinx, Karnak, Abu Simbel
- African PlacesCairo, Cape Town, Kilimanjaro, Kruger, Marrakech
Kasbahsouk
Traditional Arab market
bazaar · marketplace · open market · agora · plaza