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Defensive wall

A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors. The walls can range from simple palisades or earthworks to extensive military fortifications such as curtain walls with towers, bastions and gates for access to the city.

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Defensive wall

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related to Modern era · 29
Defensive wall → Berlin, Berlin's, Gated, Gaza, German Democratic Republic, Green Line, In, Israel, Israeli, Its, Jewish, Mexico, Modern, North, North Korea, Northern Ireland, President Donald Trump, South Cyprus, South Korea, The
related to Europe · 19
Defensive wall → BCE, Bosnia, Bronze Age, City, Daorson, Estonia, FranceThe, GeorgiaBadajoz, Metz, Mycenae, North MacedoniaNarikala Fortress, Ohrid, SlovakiaThe, Spain, Svätý Jur, Tallinn, Tbilisi, UNESCO World Heritage SiteA, UNESCO World Heritage SiteThe
related to Asia · 16
Defensive wall → Ark, Bahawalpur, BukharaDerawar Wall, Derbent Walls, Hittite Capital Hattusa, Intramuros, IsraelWall, Jerusalem, Kumbhalgarh FortWalls, Manila, PakistanWalls, Philippines, Rohtas FortThe, Sassanian, Walled City, Walls
related to Americas · 15
Defensive wall → Campeche, Cartagena, Castillo San Cristóbal, ColombiaPart, Louis, Mexico, North America, Puerto Rico, Quebec City, Ramparts, San Francisco, San Juan, St, UNESCO World Heritage SiteDefensive, UNESCO World Heritage SitePorte
related to Mesopotamia · 12
Defensive wall → BC, Before, Europe, From, Jericho, Mesopotamia, Solnitsata, Sumer, The, The Assyrians, Uruk, West Bank
related to South Asia · 10
Defensive wall → Afghanistan, BC, By, Indus, Indus Valley, Kot Diji, Many, Mundigak, Some, The
related to Africa · 6
Defensive wall → BuhenRemains, Egyptian, Ghana, MoroccoDefensive, Naa Zaringa, Taroudannt
see also · 6
Defensive wall → Châteauneuf Enclosure, DacicusMurus GallicusTalus, England, List, Roman, WalesList
related to Composition · 5
Defensive wall → Alps, At, For, In, North
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Defensive wall → fortification usually used to protect a city

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Defensive wallis afortification usually used to protect a city0.90text
curtain walls with towersinstance ofThe walls can range from simple palisades or earthworks to extensive military fortifications0.80text
bastionsinstance ofThe walls can range from simple palisades or earthworks to extensive military fortifications0.80text
gates for access to the cityinstance ofThe walls can range from simple palisades or earthworks to extensive military fortifications0.80text
letzis were used in combination with castles to seal valleys from potential attackinstance ofdefensive walls0.80text
rivers or coastlines may be incorporated in order to make the wall more effective.Walls may only be crossed by entering the appropriate city gateinstance ofelements of the terrain0.80text
are often supplemented with towersinstance ofelements of the terrain0.80text
in Surakartainstance ofThis wooden walled area housed the royal citadel or aristocratic compounds0.80text
Aceh.ChinaLarge rammed earth walls were built in ancient China since the Shang dynastyinstance ofThis wooden walled area housed the royal citadel or aristocratic compounds0.80text
the Hillfort of Otzenhauseninstance ofThere are some exceptions0.80text
a Celtic ringfort with a thickness of 40 metresinstance ofThere are some exceptions0.80text
Sun Tzuinstance ofFamous military commanders0.80text

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