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Tartus (Tortosa) and its fortress, Templars headquarters 1152–1188 and fortress held until 1291, including the Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa [1] [3] Areimeh Castle , from the early 1150s to 1187 with interruption 1171–1177
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.
1516 AD An-Nakhl Fortress (by Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri). [ 7 ] [ 29 ] [ 32 ] [ 33 ] 1799 AD Qatiyah Fort, West of sinai (by General Lograng of Napoleon Army).
A massive prehistoric stone wall surrounded the ancient temple of Ness of Brodgar 3200 BC in Scotland. Named the "Great Wall of Brodgar" it was 4 m (13 ft) thick and 4 m (13 ft) tall. The wall had some symbolic or ritualistic function. [11] [12] The Assyrians deployed large labor forces to build new palaces, temples and defensive walls. [13]
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Paradissis, Alexander "Fortresses and Castles of Greece: Southern and West Central Greece", 1996;
Explore an extensive list of historical forts from around the world on Wikipedia.
Nimrod Fortress, Arabic names Qal'at Nimrud and Qal'at as-Subayba; Ayyubid castle expanded by Baibars, built to protect the road to Damascus from Crusaders and Muslim rivals; however, a Crusader phase now seems again as proven, based on masonry and construction style of inner parts. Qadmous; Rouad; Saladdin Castle, Crusader name: Saône; Sarmada
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 .