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|| Translated from the Arabic 'Qasba'. The Casbah is the citadel of Algiers and the traditional quarter clustered around it. Casbah is also more generally used to denote the walled citadels of North African cities and towns. || || A region in the Northern Sahara, 500km south of Algiers. Well known as an example of traditional human habitat perfeclty adapted to the environment. || || Singular for Taureg. The Taureg are a nomadic pastoralist people (pastoralist meaning the raising of livestock, by moving herds in search of fresh pasture and water), and are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior in North Africa. || || Off-roader produced by a French automaker well suited to the terrain of the Sahara. || || A smooth, flat plain usually high in salt. A geologic feature unique to North Africa. ||
 * P32 || Casbah
 * P33 || Allons-y || French phrase meaning "Let's go". ||
 * P35 || "Ya sidi, la bess alik? Egles, baraka 'laou'fik" || A translation of unwritten Moroccan dialect into standard arabic, meaning "Sir, are you well? Please sit down". ||
 * P37 || M'Zab
 * P37 || Targui
 * P38 || Mehari
 * P42 || Sebkha
 * P44 || Atavism || The return of a trait or recurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence. The struggle inside Kit is described as a "war between reason and atavism", "atavism" probably denoting the endless cycle of good and bad omens, relaxation and intense paranoia. ||
 * P47 || Coqeutry || Attempts to attract admiration, notice, or love, for the gratification of vanity. ||
 * P47 || Seance || A meeting of people to recieve spiritualistic messages. Tunner, upon walking into Kit's room, jokingly asks "You holding a seance in here?", referring to the room's darkness because of the closed curtains. ||