Definitions for Kasbah
ˈkæz bɑ, ˈkɑz-kas·bah

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1. kasbah, casbahnoun

   an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located

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1. kasbah

   A kasbah, or casbah, originated in North Africa and is traditionally a type of medina, or fortified city or town. It usually consists of a series of buildings with narrow winding streets, fortifications, mosques, palaces, and marketplaces, and served as a place of defense during battles. In modern usage, the term "kasbah" can also refer to the old quarter or historic district within a city, often characterized by traditional architecture and cultural heritage.

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1. Kasbah

   A kasbah or in older English casbah, in India a qasbah or qassabah is a type of medina, Islamic city, or fortress. In the al-Baha and Asir provinces of Saudi Arabia and in Yemen, the word "qasaba" usually refers to a single stone or rock tower, either as part of a tower house or a tower isolated on a hilltop or commanding a field. It was a place for the local leader to live and a defense when a city was under attack. A kasbah has high walls, usually without windows. Sometimes, they were built on hilltops so that they could be more easily defended. Some were placed near the entrance to harbors. Having a kasbah built was a sign of wealth of some families in the city. Almost all cities had their kasbah, this building being something necessary for the city to survive. When colonization started in 1830, in northern Algeria, there were a great number of kasbahs that lasted for more than 100 years. The word kasbah may also be used to describe the old part of a city, in which case it has the same meaning as a medina quarter. The Spanish word alcazaba is a cognate naming the equivalent building in Andalusia or Moorish Spain. In Portuguese, it derived into the word alcáçova. In Turkish and Urdu the word kasaba refers to a settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city; in short, a town.

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Anagrams for Kasbah »

1. sabkha

2. abkhas

How to pronounce Kasbah?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Kasbah in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Kasbah in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Kasbah in a Sentence

1. Omar Ait Bahmed:

   There was nothing at the Kasbah before. It was completely abandoned and mostly destroyed.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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3. ^ Wikidata
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