Casbah

Kasbah.
the older, native Arab quarter of a North African city, especially Algiers.
Contemporary Examples

The English translation of his memoir, The Battle of the Casbah, was published in 2005.
French Torture Mastermind Paul Aussaresses Dies Peacefully at 95 David Sessions December 3, 2013

Historical Examples

Surely some portion of the Casbah must still rise above the waves?
Off on a Comet Jules Verne

noun
(sometimes capital) a variant spelling of kasbah
noun (sometimes capital)
the citadel of any of various North African cities
the quarter in which a kasbah is located Compare medina
n.

1738, from French casbah, from North African Arabic dialect kasba “fortress.”
n.

see casbah.

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