| Here an ancient citadel coils around an old port and bijou restaurants crowd around a modern marina. |
| After the initial skirmishes of the battle, the French withdrew to their massive citadel. |
| The Casbah, citadel, has always been the. beating heart of Algiers, capital of Algeria. |
| At this point the palace-organized economy seems to have ceased, though parts of the citadel continued to be occupied until about 1050 bc. |
| Each city was laid out on a grid plan with a high citadel and a lower city of domestic dwellings. |
| They soon grew tired of the siege, bound their commander, and lowered him down the walls of the citadel to a summary execution. |
