Old city section found in many North African cities
For other uses, see Medina (disambiguation).
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A medina (from Arabic: مدينة, romanized: madīnah, lit. 'city') is a historical district in a number of North African cities, often corresponding to an old walled city. The term comes from the Arabic word simply meaning "city" or "town".[1][2]
^Petersen, Andrew (1996). "medina". Dictionary of Islamic Architecture. Routledge. p. 182. ISBN 9781134613663. Literally 'city'. This term is often used in North Africa to describe the older part of the city.
^"medina, n.". OED Online. Oxford University Press. September 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024. The old walled part of a North African town. Hence formerly (in colonial times): the non-European section of a North African town (now historical).
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