Casbah is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.
You can make 90 anagrams from letters in Casbah (aabchs).
From the Arabic word qaṣabah citadel
Surely some portion of the Casbah must still rise above the waves?
The English translation of his memoir, The Battle of the Casbah, was published in 2005.