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How to say “barracks” in Darija

In Moroccan, you say “9echla”; in Algerian, “9ichla”.

In Moroccan Darija

9echla قشلة

A noun meaning “military barracks”.

باه كان خدام فالقشلة: “His father worked at the barracks.”

In Algerian Darja

9ichla قيشلة

A noun meaning “barracks, military quarters”; “fort, military citadel”.

جدّي كان يخدم في القيشلة: “My grandfather used to work at the barracks.”