🏜️ Kasbahs of the World

These are notable kasbahs — towering rammed-earth and mudbrick fortresses and granaries rising from oases and the Atlas valleys of North Africa, built to guard caravan routes and store harvests against siege and drought, several now UNESCO-listed. Each profile shows where the kasbah rises, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

17 kasbahs from 4 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any kasbah for its full profile.

Africa (16)

Africa (16 kasbahs)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.