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A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin fortis ("strong") and facere ("to make"). [1] Castillo San Felipe del Morro, Puerto Rico.
Inside view from NE, looking down from the walls. The Aqaba Castle or Aqaba Fort (Arabic: قلعة العقبة, romanized: Qalʿat al-ʿAqaba), also known as the Mamluk Castle of Aqaba, Jordan, is a Mamluk and Ottoman fortified caravanserai on the pilgrimage route to Mecca and Medina which, in its current form, dates back mainly to the 16th century.
Church of St Mary the Virgin in Baldock, Hertfordshire [1] Temple Dinsley, Hertfordshire [27] The Manor of Temple Ewell, Kent [1] Rothley Temple (Rothley Preceptory), Rothley, Leicestershire [1] Eagle Hall Lincolnshire; South Witham Lincolnshire; Temple Bruer, Lincolnshire [2] [27] The Temple including Temple Church, London [1] Inner Temple ...
17.1.2 Manitoba. 17.1.3 New Brunswick ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Château Pèlerin (a.k.a. Atlit Fortress عتليت ...
The Acra (also spelled Akra, from Ancient Greek: Ἄκρα, Hebrew: חקרא ,חקרה Ḥaqra(h)), with the meaning of "stronghold" (see under "Etymology"), was a place in Jerusalem thought to have had a fortified compound built by Antiochus Epiphanes, ruler of the Seleucid Empire, following his sack of the city in 168 BCE.
List of the strongholds or dar al-hijra of the Order of Assassins in Persia (Iran) and Syria. Most of the Persian Ismaili castles were in the Alborz mountains, in the regions of Daylaman (particularly, in Alamut and Rudbar; north of modern-day Qazvin ) and Quhistan (south of Khurasan ), as well as in Qumis .
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Temple of Lord Shiva on the top of Raigad Fort They provided safe havens for Maratha forces and were instrumental in guerrilla warfare tactics, allowing swift attacks and retreats. The forts were integral to Maratha military strategies, particularly in guerrilla warfare.