Kasbah

or Cas·bah

[ kaz-buh, -bah, kahz- ]

noun

1. the older, Arab quarter of a North African city, especially Algiers.

kasbah

/ ˈkæzbɑː /

noun

1. the citadel of any of various North African cities
2. the quarter in which a kasbah is located Compare medina

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kasbah¹

First recorded in 1730–40; from Arabic qaṣabah “citadel, fortress”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kasbah¹

from Arabic qaṣba citadel

Example Sentences

"That was a way for many local farmers to make additional revenue," said Bouchbouk, whose Kasbah La Dame guesthouse employs 14 people.

From Reuters

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

Thousands marched from Bab Souika Square in the capital towards Kasbah Square, waving Tunisian flags and chanting slogans such as “We want to take back our kidnapped country.”

From Reuters

In the heart of the Kasbah, opposite the shop of a honey merchant aswarm with bees, Omar showed me a great hole in the otherwise tightly packed buildings, tiled rooms open to the sky, the unrepaired blast area of French bombs.

From Washington Post

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