Kasbah An-Nouar
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The Kasbah An-Nouar or Kasbah Filali is a walled district and former military enclosure in the old medina of Fez, Morocco. Its name means "citadel of the flowers", but it is sometimes also referred to as Kasbah Filala and Kasbah Chorfa. It is one of several fortified military enclosures or kasbahs that were built around the old city of Fez across different periods.
Bab Chorfa, the gate and entrance of the kasbah from Place Bou Jeloud. There is a market in front of the gate on most days.
The mosque of the kasbah
One of the mosque's entrances
View of the kasbah from outside the walls, to the north. The second minaret from the left belongs to the mosque of the kasbah. The rectangular bastion on the far right is Bab Mahrouk, a city gate adjacent to the kasbah.
Kasbah
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A kasbah, also spelled qasba, qasaba, or casbah, is a fortress, most commonly the citadel or fortified quarter of a city. It is also equivalent to the term alcazaba in Spanish, which is derived from the same Arabic word. By extension, the term can also refer to a medina quarter, particularly in Algeria. In various languages, the Arabic word, or local words borrowed from the Arabic word, can also refer to a settlement, a fort, a watchtower, or a blockhouse.
Kasbah of Sfax in Tunisia
Telouet Kasbah in Morocco
Kasbah watchtower in the Hejazi city of Al Baha, Saudi Arabia
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