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[[Image:Morocco_Fes_Camel.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Mule moving goods in the car-free Medina in [[Fes]], [[Morocco]]]][[Image:Medina tower in Sousse, Tunisia.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Medina tower in [[Sousse]], [[Tunisia]]]]
A '''medina quarter''' ({{lang-ar|حي, مدينة}}) is a distinct city section found in many [[North Africa]]n cities. The medina is typically walled, contains many narrow and [[maze|maze-like]] streets, and was built by [[Arabs]] as far back as the 9th century [[Common Era|CE]].
Medinas often contain historical [[
Because of the very narrow streets, medinas are free from [[automobile]] traffic, and in some cases even [[motorcycle]] and [[bicycle]] traffic. The streets can be less than a meter wide. This makes them unique among highly populated urban centers.
Some medinas were also used to confuse and slow down invaders because of how narrow and winding they are.
==Locations of existing medinas==
* [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]] The [[Casbah]] (Kasbah, Qasbah) of Algiers is a medina named after its fortress.
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