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The '''Kingdom of Casbah''' was a 2.5 acre rural [[micronation]] existing within the United States in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It was created as a result of a border dispute between three neighbors and existed from 1996 - 2001, when | The '''Kingdom of Casbah''' was a 2.5 acre rural [[micronation]] existing within the United States in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. | ||
It was created by [[Grand Duke Travis|Travis McHenry]] as a result of a border dispute between three neighbors and existed from 1996 - 2001, when Travis was forced out of his position as Maharajah by the legal owners of the farm. He briefly returned to his position of power in 2006 to wage a troll war against the [[Atlantium|Empire of Atlantium]] before being rendered inactive again in 2007. | |||
The property on which Casbah existed was sold by the landowners in 2012 and now rests in private hands. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Religion in Casbah== | ==Religion in Casbah== | ||
[[File:Pan-Diety.jpg| | [[File:Pan-Diety.jpg|300px|thumb|Statue of Pan. A similar statue was used in the ritual worship of Pan by the citizens of the Kingdom of Casbah in 1998.]] | ||
Although the Elderstatesmen generally considered themselves to be Christians, the other citizens of Casbah were more liberal with their religious inclinations. | Although the Elderstatesmen generally considered themselves to be Christians, the other citizens of Casbah were more liberal with their religious inclinations. | ||