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A kasbah (/kɒsbə/; Arabic: قصبة qaṣaba) is a type of fortified city, district, or structure found in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Southern Arabia[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Baha-old-architecture.jpg/220px-Baha-old-architecture.jpg)
Source from qasaba article
North Africa[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Marrocos-Kasbah-Oudaya-Rabat-Luis-Filipe-Gaspar.jpg/220px-Marrocos-Kasbah-Oudaya-Rabat-Luis-Filipe-Gaspar.jpg)
Source from kasbah article
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