casbahs
North African quarters
Casbahs is the plural of casbah, the old fortified quarter of a North African city, particularly in Algeria and Morocco.
The casbah typically features narrow winding streets, traditional architecture, and served historically as the city's citadel or palace complex.
We wandered through the casbahs of Marrakech.
The word entered English pop culture through the song "Rock the Casbah." Also spelled kasbahs.
Fortified urban stronghold
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- medinaHistoric Arab city core
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- wallsVertical enclosing structures
gates · towers · courtyards · passages · alleys · souks · minarets · arches
Capital of largest African nation
- MoroccoNorthwest African kingdom
- MarrakechMoroccan imperial city
- TunisiaNorth African republic
- MaghrebNorthwest African region
Arab · Berber · Ottoman · colonial · French · bazaar · merchants · spice markets
citadel
Fortified urban stronghold
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- medinaHistoric Arab city core
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
walls · gates · towers · courtyards · passages · alleys · souks · minarets · arches · battlements
Algiers
Capital of largest African nation
Maghreb · Arab · Berber · Ottoman · colonial · French · bazaar · merchants · spice markets · hammam
exoticism
Allure of the unfamiliar
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
romance · film noir · espionage · hidden · secretive · forbidden · veiled · shadowy · atmospheric · cinematic
punk
Raw, fast rock genre
rebellion · radio · protest · dance · beat · 1982 · counterculture · anthem · censorship · airwaves
casbahsplanned communities
Prearranged residential neighborhoods
housing developments · gated communities · new towns · tract housing · subdivisions
casbahsstrip malls
Connected roadside retail buildings
suburban sprawl · tract housing · glass towers · Midwestern towns · shopping malls