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Kasbah |
 | | The kasbah served as the seat of the local ruler, or feudal master, as well as the hiding place of the local population during attacks. |
| | Up until modern times all villages had each their kasbah, and the existence of a kasbah was a prerequisite for the survival of the village. |
| | Kasbahs survived well into the time of colonization which started jin 1830 in northern Algeria, and finishing more than 100 years later in the Moroccan mountains. |
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