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Atalaya (other)
Atalaya (Spanish for watchtower) may refer to: Places Spain * Atalaya, Badajoz, a municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura * Atalaya (Madrid), a ward in Madrid * Atalaya del Cañavate, a municipality in the province of Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha * La Atalaya, Salamanca, a municipality in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León * Atalaya Castle (Spain), a Moorish structure in Villena, province of Alicante * La Atalaya, a former village that was destroyed to expand the Corta Atalaya open-pit mine * Atalayas de Alcalá, ''(Talaies d'Alcalà)'', a mountain range in the Valencian Community Puerto Rico * Atalaya, Aguada, Puerto Rico, a barrio * Atalaya, Rincón, Puerto Rico, a barrio Elsewhere * Atalaya, Buenos Aires, a settlement in Magdalena Partido, Argentina * Atalaya, a part of the Guatemalan archaeological site Q'umarkaj * Atalaya District, Veraguas Province, Panama * Atalaya, Veraguas, capital of Atalaya District, Panama * Atalaya Province, Peru * Atalaya, Ucayali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watchtower
A watchtower or guardtower (also spelt watch tower, guard tower) is a type of military/paramilitary or policiary tower used for guarding an area. Sometimes fortified, and armed with heavy weaponry, especially historically, the structures are built in areas of established control. These include military bases, cities occupied by military forces, prisons and more. A common equipment is searchlights. It differs from a regular tower in that its primary use is military/policiary and from a turret in that it is usually a freestanding structure. Its main purpose is to provide a high, safe place from which a sentinel or guard may observe the surrounding area. In some cases, non-military towers, such as religious towers, may also be used as watchtowers. Similar constructions include: observation towers, which are generally civilian structures, and control towers, used on airports or harbours. History Military watchtowers The Romans built numerous towers as part of a sys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
