I don't know how many Clash fans we have following this site, but I do hope there are a few, because this question entails a famous song by said band: Rock the Casbah. (Unfortunately, there were no good geography questions about "Should I Stay or Should I Go".) If you don't know the song, you might want to check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAkfHShATKY . There are several different theories about what the song is about. One is that it just sort of happened, and was created randomly after a producer's comment. Another is that it has to do with bans on rock music, and the Middle-East, and jets listening to music. Whatever the lyrics mean to you, you have to notice the eclectic, if not nonsensical word choice of "Rock the Casbah". Well, if you are a history/geography buff as I am, you might notice that Casbah is also a term for a fortress, one of which played a drastic part in the Operation TORCH during World War 2. During Operation TORCH, Allied forces were vying for a better hold in North Africa by landing on beaches and all that stuff. One of these landings was at a certain beach, and resulted in a fair sized battle, which finally concluded in Allied victory and taking the Casbah. So for my question, I ask: What is the name of the beach that held this famous Casbah and what country is it in?
The Casbah is in Morocco, and is on the beach Mehdia, about 80 miles East of Casablanca.
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