The word "casbah" is a term that refers to the traditional marketplace or the old fortress in ancient Arab and North African cities. The word 'kasbah' is also used interchangeably with it, found in Arabic, and usually used to denote the Qasbah district in a city or an imposing citadel in a town. Other synonyms for the term include souk, bazaar, medina, and labyrinth. A souk is an Arabic name for a market, marketplace, or bazaar. A bazaar, on the other hand, refers to a market that sells goods and services, particularly clothes and jewelry. A medina refers to the medieval city in Morocco, where the casbah is usually located, while a labyrinth pertains to a series of complicated passages or tunnels.