As nouns the difference between casbah and ribat
is that casbah is the fortress in a city in north africa or the middle east while ribat is an islamic monastery.
casbah
English
Alternative forms
* kasbah
Noun
(
en noun)
The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
(by synecdoche) The medina, the older part of a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
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