1) Algiers area 2) Algiers quarter 3) Arabic fortification 4) Casbah 5) North african fortress 6) Old section in algiers 7) Quarter 8) Tower in Saudi Arabia Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/kasbah
A kasbah or in older English casbah; a qasbah or qassabah in India, is a type of medina, Islamic city, or fortress (citadel). It was a place for the local leader to live and a defense when a city was under attack. A kasbah has high walls, usually without windows. Sometimes, they were built on hilltops so that they could be more easily defended. So... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasbah
(from the article `Algiers`) ...the upper slopes of the hills and has preserved much of its architectural character of high, blank-walled houses and narrow, winding streets. The ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/k/14