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Bookmark or Share- Defensive wall - WikipediaLeft to right: Walls of Constantinople, Hadrian's Wall, Walls of Ávila, walls of Pingyao and Nanjing, two sections of the Great Wall of China, Walls of Dubrovnik, Gates of Baghdad, walls of the Jaisalmer Fort. A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors.
- The world's greatest walled cities - BBCBicycling through the Clock Tower in the walled city of Cartagena (Credit: Antonio Salinas L/Getty) Living in the Old City feels like living “in a real-life movie set”, said Silvia Tcherassi ...
- Kowloon Walled City - WikipediaCoordinates: 22°19′56″N 114°11′25″E. Kowloon Walled City was an extremely densely populated and largely ungoverned enclave of China within the boundaries of Kowloon City, British Hong Kong. Built as an Imperial Chinese military fort, the walled city became a de jure enclave after the New Territories were leased to the United Kingdom in 1898.
- The Strange Saga of Kowloon Walled City - Atlas ObscuraThe Strange Saga of Kowloon Walled City Anarchic, organic, surreal, this enclave was once among the most densely populated places on Earth. by James Crawford January 6, 2020
- List of cities with defensive walls - WikipediaList of cities with defensive walls. The following cities have, or historically had, defensive walls . Africa. Algeria. Algiers. Ghardaïa. Timimoun. Egypt. Al-Fustat. Cairo. Damietta. See List of Egypt castles, forts, fortifications and city walls . Ethiopia. Harar. Libya. Apollonia. Benghazi. Cyrene. Derna. Germa. Ghadames. Ghat. Jaghbub. Kabaw.
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