▁has ▁the ▁same ▁meaning ▁as ▁a ▁med ina ▁quarter . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁prominent ▁examples ▁of ▁k as bah ▁as ▁an ▁old ▁city ▁is ▁the ▁Cas bah ▁of ▁Al gi ers ▁and ▁the ▁Cas bah ▁of ▁Del ly s . ▁In ▁Turkish ▁and ▁Ur du ▁the ▁word ▁k as aba ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁settlement ▁larger ▁than ▁a ▁village ▁but ▁smaller ▁than ▁a ▁city ; ▁in ▁short , ▁a ▁town . ▁In ▁Ser bo - C ro at ian , ▁k as aba ▁( C yr ill ic : ▁) ▁means ▁an ▁und e velop ed , ▁provincial ▁small ▁town . ▁In ▁India , ▁a ▁q as bah ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁distinguished ▁by ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁Muslim ▁families ▁of ▁rank . ▁ ▁Watch t ower ▁ ▁In ▁Al - B ah ah ▁and ▁As ir ▁provinces ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁and ▁in ▁Y emen , ▁the ▁word ▁" q as aba " ▁usually ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁stone ▁or ▁rock ▁tower , ▁either ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁tower ▁house ▁or ▁a ▁tower ▁isolated ▁on ▁a ▁hill top ▁or ▁command ing ▁a ▁field . ▁The ▁Encyclop ædia ▁Britannica ▁defines ▁it ▁as : ▁" An cient ▁q as aba ▁(" t ow ers ") ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁look outs ▁or ▁gran aries ." ▁Another ▁book ▁describes ▁these ▁to wers ▁as ▁follows : ▁" App ar ently ▁unique ▁to ▁As ir ▁architecture ▁are ▁the ▁q as aba ▁to wers . ▁Cont ro vers y ▁surr ounds ▁their ▁function ▁- ▁some ▁argue