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Africa


Algeria

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Algiers Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...
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Ghardaïa Ghardaïa (, ) is the capital city of Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. The commune of Ghardaïa has a population of 93,423 according to the 2008 census, up from 87,599 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 0.7%. It is located in northern-central A ...
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Timimoun Timimoun () is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune, and capital of Timimoun District, in Timimoun Province, south-central Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 33,060, up from 28,595 in 1998, with an annual growth rate o ...


Egypt

See List of Egypt castles, forts, fortifications and city walls. * Al-Fustat *
Cairo Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, L ...
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Damietta Damietta ( ' ) is a harbor, port city and the capital of the Damietta Governorate in Egypt. It is located at the Damietta branch, an eastern distributary of the Nile Delta, from the Mediterranean Sea, and about north of Cairo. It was a Cath ...


Ethiopia

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Harar Harar (; Harari language, Harari: ሀረር / ; ; ; ), known historically by the indigenous as Harar-Gey or simply Gey (Harari: ጌይ, ݘٛىيْ, ''Gēy'', ), is a List of cities with defensive walls, walled city in eastern Ethiopia. It is al ...


Libya

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Benghazi Benghazi () () is the List of cities in Libya, second-most-populous city in Libya as well as the largest city in Cyrenaica, with an estimated population of 859,000 in 2023. Located on the Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean, Ben ...
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Germa Germa (), known in ancient times as Garama, is an archaeological site in Libya. It was the capital of the Garamantian Kingdom. The Garamantes were a Berber people, Saharan people living in the Fezzan in the northeastern Sahara Desert. Garamantia ...
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Ghadames Ghadames or Ghadamis ( Ghadamsi: ⵄⴰⴷⴻⵎⴻⵙ / ''Ɛadēməs'' adeːməs , ) is an oasis town in the Nalut District of the Tripolitania region in northwestern Libya. Ghadamès, known as 'the pearl of the desert', stands in an oa ...
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Ghat Ghat (), a term used in the Indian subcontinent, to refer to the series of steps leading down to a body of water or wharf, such as a bathing or cremation place along the banks of a river or pond, the Ghats in Varanasi, Dhobi Ghat or the Aap ...
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Jaghbub Jaghbub () () is a remote desert village in the Al Jaghbub Oasis in the eastern Libyan Desert. It is actually closer to the Egyptian town of Siwa than to any Libyan town of note. The oasis is located in Butnan District and was the administrati ...
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Murzuq Murzuk, Murzuq, Murzug or Merzug () is an oasis town and the capital of the Murzuq District in the Fezzan region of southwest Libya.Robinson, Harry (1960) "Murzuq" ''The Mediterranean Lands'' University Tutorial Press, London, p. 414 It lies on ...
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Nalut Nalut () is the capital of the Nalut District in northwestern Libya. Nalut lies approximately halfway between Tripoli and Ghadames, at the western end of the Nafusa Mountains coastal range, in the Tripolitania region. History Name The name Nalu ...
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Sokna Sokna is a small village located between Hønefoss and Krøderen in the municipality of Ringerike, in the county of Buskerud, Norway. Its population is 543. Location Sokna is located in the valley of Soknedalen, between the Sogna and Verken ...
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Tolmeita Tolmeita, Tolmeta or Tolmeitha is a village in the northern Cyrenaica region of eastern Libya, some east of Benghazi, near Ad Dirsiyah. Its name is derived from Greek Πτολεμαΐς (''Ptolemais''), the name of the classical city of Ptolemai ...
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Tripoli Tripoli or Tripolis (from , meaning "three cities") may refer to: Places Greece *Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece * Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in the Pelasgiotis district, Thessaly, near Larissa ...
* Waddan


Mali

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Djenné Djenné (; also known as Djénné, Jenné, and Jenne) is a Songhai people, Songhai town and Communes of Mali, urban commune in the Inland Niger Delta region of central Mali. The town is the administrative centre of the Djenné Cercle, one of the ...
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Gao Gao (or Gawgaw/Kawkaw) is a city in Mali and the capital of the Gao Region. The city is located on the River Niger, east-southeast of Timbuktu on the left bank at the junction with the Tilemsi valley. For much of its history Gao was an imp ...
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Timbuktu Timbuktu ( ; ; Koyra Chiini: ; ) is an ancient city in Mali, situated north of the Niger River. It is the capital of the Tombouctou Region, one of the eight administrative regions of Mali, having a population of 32,460 in the 2018 census. ...


Morocco

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Agadir Agadir (, ; ) is a major List of cities in Morocco, city in Morocco, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Sous River, Souss River flows into the ocean, and south of Casabla ...
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Aït Benhaddou Aït Benhaddou () is a historic ksar, ''ighrem'' or ''ksar'' (fortified village) along the former Caravan (travellers), caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakesh in Morocco. It is considered a great example of Moroccan architecture, Moroccan ...
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Asilah Asilah () is a fortified town on the northwest tip of the Atlantic coast of Morocco, about south of Tangier. Its ramparts and gateworks remain fully intact. History The town's history dates back to 1500 B.C., when Phoenicians occupied a site ...
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Azemmour Azemmour or Azammur () is a Moroccan city, lying at the Atlantic ocean coast, on the left bank of the Oum Er-Rbia River, 75 km southwest of Casablanca. Etymology The word Azemmour comes from the Berber word ''Azemmur'' ("wild olive tree" ...
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Casablanca Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a populatio ...
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Chefchaouen Chefchaouen (, ) is a city in northwest Morocco. It is the chief town of the province of the same name and is noted for its buildings in shades of blue, for which it is nicknamed the "Blue City". It is situated in a mountainous region in northern ...
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Essaouira Essaouira ( ; ), known until the 1960s as Mogador (, or ), is a port city in the western Moroccan region of Marrakesh-Safi, on the Atlantic coast. It has 77,966 inhabitants as of 2014. The foundation of the city of Essaouira was the work of t ...
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Fes Fez () or Fes (; ) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fez-Meknes administrative region. It is one of the largest cities in Morocco, with a population of 1.256 million, according to the 2024 census. Located to the nort ...
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Ksar el-Kebir Ksar el-Kebir (), also known as al-Qasr al-Kabir, is a city in northwestern Morocco, about north of Rabat, east of Larache and south of Tangier. It recorded a population of 126,617 in the 2014 Moroccan census. The name means "the big castle ...
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Ksar es-Seghir Ksar es-Seghir (, ''al-Qasr as-Seghir''), also known by numerous other spellings and names, is a small town on the Mediterranean coast in the Jebala region of northwest Morocco, between Tangier and Ceuta, on the right bank of the river of th ...
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Larache Larache () is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is on the Moroccan coast, where the Loukkos River meets the Atlantic Ocean. Larache is one of the most important cities of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region. Many civilisations and cultures have ...
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Marrakech Marrakesh or Marrakech (; , ) is the fourth-largest city in Morocco. It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh–Safi Regions of Morocco, region. The city lies west of the foothills of the Atlas Mounta ...
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Meknes Meknes (, ) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th century by the Almoravid dynasty, Almoravids as a military settlement, Mekne ...
* Moulay Abdallah *
Moulay Idriss Moulay Idriss, Moulay Driss Zerhoun or simply Zerhoun () is a town in the Fès-Meknès region of northern Morocco, spread over two hills at the base of Mount Zerhoun. It is famous for being the site of the tomb of Idris I, the first major Islamic ...
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Ouarzazate Ouarzazate (; , ), nicknamed ''the door of the desert'', is a city and capital of Ouarzazate Province in the region of Drâa-Tafilalet, south-central Morocco. Ouarzazate is a primary tourist destination in Morocco during the holidays, as well as ...
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Oujda Oujda (, ) is a major city in northeast Morocco near the Algeria–Morocco border, border with Algeria. Oujda is the capital city of the Oriental (Morocco), Oriental region of northeastern Morocco and has a population of 506,224 people (2024 censu ...
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Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ) is the Capital (political), capital city of Morocco and the List of cities in Morocco, country's seventh-largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. ...
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Salé Salé (, ) is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the right bank of the Bou Regreg river, opposite the national capital Rabat, for which it serves as a commuter town. Along with some smaller nearby towns, Rabat and Salé form together a single m ...
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Sefrou Sefrou () is a city in central Morocco situated in the Fès-Meknès region. It recorded a population of 79,887 in the 2014 Moroccan census, up from 63,872 in the 2004 census. Sefrou is known for its historical Jewish population, and its annual che ...
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Tangier Tangier ( ; , , ) is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The city is the capital city, capital of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, as well as the Tangier-Assilah Prefecture of Moroc ...
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Taroudannt Taroudant (, ) is a city in the Sous in southwestern Morocco. It is situated east of Agadir on the road to Ouarzazate and south of Marrakesh. Today, it is a small market town and a tourist destination. History The Almoravid dynasty, Almoravids o ...
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Taza Taza () is a city in northern Morocco occupying the corridor between the Rif mountains and Middle Atlas mountains, about 120 km east of Fez and 150 km south of Al Hoceima. It recorded a population of 148,406 in the 2019 Moroccan ...
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Tétouan Tétouan (, or ) is a city in northern Morocco. It lies along the Martil Valley and is one of the two major ports of Morocco on the Mediterranean Sea, a few miles south of the Strait of Gibraltar, and about E.S.E. of Tangier. In the 2014 Morocc ...
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Tiznit Tiznit or Tiznet (, ) is a town in the west coast of the Moroccan region of Souss-Massa, founded in 1881 by Alawi Sultan Hassan I. It is the capital of Tiznit Province and recorded a population of 74,699 in the 2014 Moroccan census. Internati ...


Niger

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Zinder Zinder (locally, ''Damagaram''), formerly also spelled Sinder, is the third largest city in Niger, with a population of 235,605 as by the 2012 census. It is situated east of the capital Niamey and north of the Nigerian city of Kano. History ...
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Niger Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-east, Chad to the Chad–Niger border, east ...
was well known for its city wall, the remains of which can still be seen


Nigeria

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Benin City Benin City serves as the Capital city, capital and largest Metropolitan area, metropolitan centre of Edo State, situated in Nigeria, southern Nigeria. It ranks as the List of Nigerian cities by population, fourth-most populous city in Niger ...
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Kano Kano may refer to: Places *Kano State, a state in Northern Nigeria *Kano (city), a city in Nigeria, and the capital of Kano State ** Kingdom of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between the 10th and 14th centuries ** Sultanate of Kano, a Hausa kingdom betwee ...
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Keffi Keffi Local Government Area and a traditional and commercial town in Nasarawa State, north central Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Keffi. Keffi is 50 kilometers from Abuja. Nasarawa State university is located along the Keffi-Akwan ...


Tunisia

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Bizerte Bizerte (, ) is the capital and largest city of Bizerte Governorate in northern Tunisia. It is the List of northernmost items, northernmost city in Africa, located north of the capital Tunis. It is also known as the last town to remain under Fr ...
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Kairouan Kairouan (, ), also spelled El Qayrawān or Kairwan ( , ), is the capital of the Kairouan Governorate in Tunisia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city was founded by the Umayyads around 670, in the period of Caliph Mu'awiya (reigned 661 ...
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Sfax Sfax ( ; , ) is a major port city in Tunisia, located southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD849 on the ruins of Taparura, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate (about 955,421 inhabitants in 2014), and a Mediterranean port. Sfax has a ...
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Sousse Sousse, Sūsah , or Soussa (, ), is a city in Tunisia, capital of the Sousse Governorate. Located south of the capital Tunis, the city has 271,428 inhabitants (2014). Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf of Hammamet, which ...
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Tozeur Tozeur (; ) is a city in southwest Tunisia. The city is located northwest of Chott el Djerid, in between this Chott and the smaller Chott el Gharsa. It is the capital of Tozeur Governorate. It was the site of the ancient city and former bishopr ...
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Tunis Tunis (, ') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casabl ...


Americas


Canada


Chile

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Valdivia Valdivia (; Mapuche: Ainil) is a city and commune in southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder, Pedro de Valdivia, and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle, Valdivia, and ...


Colombia

* Cartagena


Cuba

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Havana Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean, largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. the Distrito Na ...
was a fortified city from the 16th to the early 20th centuries. Parts of the wall are still visible in the Colonial Zone. One of the main gates is very well preserved and centuries ago was named "The Gate of the Count" after the Count of Peñalba, who stopped the invasion of
William Penn William Penn ( – ) was an English writer, religious thinker, and influential Quakers, Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania during the British colonization of the Americas, British colonial era. An advocate of democracy and religi ...
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Robert Venables Robert Venables (c. 1613 – 10 December 1687) was an English soldier from Cheshire, who fought for Parliament in the 1638 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and later served under the Commonwealth of England. When the Anglo-Spanish War bega ...
during the Siege of Santo Domingo.


Mexico

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Campeche Campeche, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche, is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, make up the Administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. Located in southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the sta ...
- majority of the walls around the old town survive *
Mayapan Mayapan (Màyapáan in Yucatec Maya language, Modern Maya; in Spanish language, Spanish Mayapán) is a Pre-Columbian Maya civilization, Maya site a couple of kilometers south of the town of Telchaquillo in Municipality of Tecoh, approximately ...
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Mérida, Yucatán Mérida (, ) is the capital of the List of states of Mexico, Mexican state of Yucatán, and the largest city in southeastern Mexico. The city is also the seat of the Mérida Municipality, eponymous municipality. It is located slightly inland fro ...
(mostly demolished in the late 19th century, but some segments and arched gateways remain) *
Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
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Tulum Tulum (, ) is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The ruins are situated on cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea. T ...
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Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...
(walls demolished in the 19th century, but a bastion remains)


Panama

Old Quarter of
Panama City Panama City, also known as Panama, is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has a total population of 1,086,990, with over 2,100,000 in its metropolitan area. The city is located at the Pacific Ocean, Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, i ...
(a portion of the Wall still exists)


Peru

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Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
* Trujillo


Puerto Rico

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Old San Juan Old San Juan () is a historic district located at the "northwest triangle" of the San Juan Islet, islet of San Juan in San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan. Its area roughly correlates to the Ballajá, Old San Juan, Ballajá, Catedral, Old San Juan, ...
- The historical district of Old San Juan covers the entire area of the walled city of San Juan Bautista, also known as ''La Llave de las Indias (The Key to the
Indies The East Indies (or simply the Indies) is a term used in historical narratives of the Age of Discovery. The ''Indies'' broadly referred to various lands in the East or the Eastern Hemisphere, particularly the islands and mainlands found i ...
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Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...
’s colonial capital. The district includes Castillo San Felipe del Morro,
Castillo San Cristóbal Castillo San Cristóbal may refer to: *Castillo San Cristóbal (San Juan), Puerto Rico * Castle of San Cristóbal (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Canary Islands, Spain * Fort San Cristóbal (Spain), Navarre See also *San Cristóbal (disambiguation) San C ...
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La Fortaleza La Fortaleza ( English: "the fortress"), also known as the ''Palacio de Santa Catalina'' (Saint Catherine's Palace), is the official residence and workplace of the governor of Puerto Rico. Located in the historic quarter of Old San Juan in the ...
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El Cañuelo EL, El or el may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * El, a character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit * Eleven (''Stranger Things'') (El), a fictional character in the TV series ''Stranger Things'' * El, fami ...
and other fortresses part of the
Walls of Old San Juan The Walls of Old San Juan (Spanish: ''Murallas del Viejo San Juan'') is a defensive city wall that surrounds the western end of the San Juan Islet, site of the historic district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. This defensive wall system was built betw ...
, which still encircle seventy-five percent of the colonial city.


United States

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Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
, Massachusetts, maintained a defensive city wall and gate across
Boston Neck The Boston Neck or Roxbury Neck was a narrow strip of land connecting the then-peninsular city of Boston to the mainland city of Roxbury (now a neighborhood of Boston). The surrounding area was gradually filled in as the city of Boston expan ...
, the sole point where the city was connected with the mainland, from 1631 until the end of the 18th century. * Charleston, South Carolina was a walled city from the 1690s until the 1720s. A portion of the wall, called Half Moon Battery, is still visible in the Provost Dungeon of the Old Exchange Building. *
St. Augustine, Florida St. Augustine ( ; ) is a city in and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Located 40 miles (64 km) south of downtown Jacksonville, the city is on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida. Founded in 1565 by Spani ...
, starting in 1704, the Spanish constructed the
Cubo Line The Cubo Line was part of the defense system built by the Spanish to protect the presidio of St. Augustine (San Agustín) in the territory of Spanish Florida (La Florida) during the early years of the 18th century. History After the 1702 sie ...
– attached to the Castillo de San Marcos and enclosing the city. 18th century maps detail the walls enclosing all of St. Augustine *
New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...
, planned in 1718 as a walled city. The wall was present during the
Battle of New Orleans The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815, between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, roughly 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the Frenc ...
, but was found to be in such a state of disarray that it could not be used. *
New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
, in the 17th century
New Amsterdam New Amsterdam (, ) was a 17th-century Dutch Empire, Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The initial trading ''Factory (trading post), fac ...
had a defensive wall across
Manhattan Manhattan ( ) is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the County statistics of the United States#Smallest, larg ...
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Wall Street Wall Street is a street in the Financial District, Manhattan, Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It runs eight city blocks between Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway in the west and South Street (Manhattan), South Str ...
is named for the barrier.


Uruguay

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Montevideo Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
* Colonia del Sacramento


Asia


Afghanistan

* Balkh, the ancient city


China

* Beijing, see Beijing city wall, City Wall of Beijing. Many parts of the walls of Beijing were demolished during the 1960s to open large streets around the city. A rapid transit, metro line also follows the location of the former city walls. * Xiangyang * Guangzhou * Dali City, Yunnan, Dali * Shangqiu * Jianshui * Zhangjiakou, see Wanquan District * Zhaoqing * Guangfu Ancient City * Xingcheng * Liaocheng * Kaifeng * Qiansuo in Huludao * Datong * Daming County * Yongtai Fortress * Jingzhou * Kowloon Walled City, a former enclave of Hong Kong * Nanjing, see City Wall of Nanjing * Linhai * Qufu * Taiyuan, see Jinyuan District * Pingyao * Shanghai (Old City (Shanghai)) – largely destroyed in 1912, only fragments survive * Songpan *Xi'an – The city of Xi'an has well-preserved walls with a water filled moat that is a tourist attraction incorporating small parks surrounding a busy and modern area of the city. * Zhengding County, Zhengding *Yuanzhou District, Guyuan, Yuanzhou District in Guyuan * Walled villages of Hong Kong, Walled villages can still be found in Mainland China and Hong Kong.


India


Indonesia

* Bogor Pakuan Pajajaran, the capital of the Sunda Kingdom, was surrounded by defensive moats and walls. Now the area is part of the modern city of Bogor. *Jogjakarta An 18th century wall made by Hamengkubuwono the 1st from the Yogyakarta Sultanate, Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Kingdom to protect the inner capital city from the Dutch and other enemies during the Mataram Kingdom period. Today, 96% of the wall still exists and is a local landmark. *Surakarta On 17 February 1745, the Surakarta Sunanate, Surakarta Kingdom moved to a new opened forest named Sala Village and build their Royal Residential Palace and urban area with a 15 kilometers long of "Beteng Kraton" or Palace wall around it. As of 2022, 90% of the city walls still remain. *Surosowan Well known as Banten Sultanate, Banten Kingdom's capital. The wall was destroyed by the Dutch during its colonial period in the way to ended the Banten reign. The city wall that left is only about 10% from the real appearance. *Trowulan Trowulan was the capital of the former Majapahit, Majapahit Empire. When its glory period, the capital being a first European systemized ancient city (with city canal system for transportation and also large aisle and road for major transportation) in Indonesia, because Trowulan was developed in Majapahit's glory period in 13th–15th century. The wall was protecting the inner "Kraton" or royal palace and some important places. Today the wall can't be seen as the original appearance.


Iran

* Bam, Iran, Bam * Isfahan * Shiraz * Tabriz * Yazd


Iraq

* Babylon * Baghdad * Basra * Arbil (central city, fully intact)


Israel

* Acre, Israel, Acre – 18th-century modern Ottoman Empire, Ottoman fortification able to withstand cannon attack. The wall has been restored and now includes a rampart for tourists. *Jaffa *Jerusalem *Safed *Tiberias


Lebanon

* Baalbek: sections of the Arab fortifications (built with stones from Roman structures) can still be seen around the Acropolis and the old town * Batroun: the town is known for its 225 m long Phoenician seawall. There was also a 9th-century BC citadel, parts of which are still visible * Beirut: sections of the Phoenician and Roman fortifications and Ottoman citadel have been unearthed in the Beirut Central District, city's central district. The famous walls erected by Fakhr-al-Din II, Emir Fakhruddin II have yet to be recovered. * Byblos: the old town is surrounded by medieval walls, with a castle standing at their Southern edge * Sidon: little remains today of the city's medieval fortifications, except the Saint Louis Castle, Castle of St. Louis.


Malaysia

* Malacca – Built by the Portuguese after the city's occupation in 1511, it was torn down by the British in 1806. Known locally as the A Famosa.


Pakistan

Almost every old city in Pakistan had a defensive wall. Much of these walls were destroyed by the British in order to refortify the cities. Few cities which were fortified are: * Hyderabad, Sindh, Hyderabad * Walled City of Lahore, Lahore * Multan * Peshawar * Shikarpur, Sindh, Shikarpur * hazro, district Attock * Quetta * Sialkot * Rawalpindi * Gujrat * Gujranwala * Bhera * Khudaabad * Bannu * Tulamba * Uch Sharif * Sehwan Sharif * Thatta * Karachi * Rohri * Mansura * Bela


Palestine

*Ancient Jericho *Nablus *Tell Ruqeish *Tell es-Sakan *Jerusalem


Philippines

* Cebu City, Cebu (see Fort San Pedro) * Manila (Intramuros) – partially preserved, partially restored after World War II. Original walls are still well preserved. * Olongapo ("Spanish Gate") * Ozamiz (Fuerte de la Concepción y del Triunfo) * Zamboanga City, Zamboanga (see Fort Pilar)


South Korea

* Dongnae District, Dongnae (now part of Busan) (See Dongnaeeupseong) * Seoul (See Fortress Wall of Seoul) * Suwon (See Hwaseong Fortress) * Gwangju, Gyeonggi (See Namhansanseong) * Goyang (See Bukhansanseong)


Sri Lanka

* Galle (See Galle Fort.) * Matara, Sri Lanka, Matara (See Matara Fort.)


Syria

* Aleppo * Damascus * Homs


Taiwan

* Changhua * Chiayi * Fongshan District, Fongshan (now part of Kaohsiung) * Hengchun (see Hengchun Old Town) * Hsinchu City, Hsinchu * Magong * Puli, Nantou, Puli * Quemoy * Tainan * Taipei (see Walls of Taipei) * Zuoying District, Zuoying (now part of Kaohsiung, see Old City of Zuoying) Some other towns were fortified with thorny bamboo in the Taiwan under Qing rule, Qing era.


Thailand

* Ayutthaya (city), Ayutthaya * Bangkok – See Fortifications of Bangkok * Chiang Mai was surrounded by a moat and city walls when it was established by King Mangrai the Great in 1296. They were extensively rebuilt in the early 19th century. Large parts of the city walls and city gates of Chiang Mai survived till the present. * Chiang Rai * Chiang Saen * Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park, Kamphaeng Phet * Lampang * Lamphun * Lopburi * Nakhon Ratchasima * Nakhon Si Thammarat * Nan, Thailand * Amphoe Phichai, Phichai * Phayao * Phimai * Phitsanulok * Phrae Province, Phrae * Si Satchanalai historical park, Si Satchanalai * Songkhla * Sukhothai Historical Park, Sukhothai * Suphanburi Province, Suphanburi * Thonburi * Wiang Kum Kam


Uzbekistan

* Bukhara * Khiva * Samarkand * Shahrisabz


Vietnam

* Cổ Loa * Hanoi * Huế * Bắc Ninh * Vinh * Thanh Hóa * Quảng Trị * Nam Định * Mạc citadel * Sơn Tây citadel


Yemen

* Sana'a * Shibam


Europe


Albania

* Berat * Butrint * Durrës * Elbasan – sizable remains of Roman walls * Krujë * Tepelenë


Austria


Azerbaijan

* Baku retains most of the city walls that separate the historic Inner City from the newer parts of the city developed after the 19th century. * Shaki, Azerbaijan, Shaki * Shusha


Belgium


Bosnia and Herzegovina


Bulgaria

* Hisarya – the old Roman town is still almost entirely surrounded by the well preserved ruins of its defensive walls. * Nessebar - fortified island city * Nicopolis ad Istrum roman town, Nikyup, Veliko Tarnovo * Nicopolis ad Nestum roman town, Garmen, Gotse Delchev, Blagoevgrad Province * Novae (fortress), Novae roman town, Svishtov * Pliska as first capital of First Bulgarian Empire, Danubian Bulgaria * Plovdiv fortifications and walls – Eastern gate of Philippopolis, Hisar Kapia and Nebet Tepe * Preslav as capital of First Bulgarian Empire, Bulgaria * Silistra * Sozopol * Sofia – History of Sofia, established as walled city Ulpia Serdica by the Roman emperor Trajan * Varna, Bulgaria, Varna * Veliko Turnovo – three fortified hills – Trapezitsa (fortress), Trapezitsa fortress, Tsarevets (fortress), Tsarevets fortress and Sveta Gora make one city capital of Second Bulgarian Empire, Bulgaria * Vidin


Croatia


Cyprus


Czech Republic


Denmark

* Fredericia, extensive renaissance ramparts to the north and west of the city and sea facing ramparts. * Copenhagen, extensive renaissance ramparts to the south and east, trace remains to the north and west, nice fort at the harbor mouth, three small island fortlets outside the harbor entrance. * Nyborg – the remains include three preserved bastions, a town gate and the old town is still mostly surrounded by a moat indicating the locations of the other (now demolished) bastions. * Stege, Denmark, Stege, One of the town gates, the Mølleporten, still remains. Most of the earthwork rampart and dry ditch surrounding the town center still remain.


Estonia

*Pärnu, a rampart with two bastions, a moat and a town gate remain to the west of the old town. It is now transformed into a park, the Valli Park. *Tallinn (and Toompea), see Tallinn City Walls, most of the wall and towers remains *Tartu, very few sections remained *Narva, see Narva Bastions, nine bastions and the castle, with Hermann Castle and Victoria Bastion completely restored


Finland

* Hamina Surrounded by about 4–5 km long star-shaped walled fortification * Lappeenranta The old center of the town is located inside a fortress * Loviisa It was planned to build a full fortress around the town, but only two bastions were complete * Suomenlinna An inhabited sea fortress off the coast of Helsinki


France


Germany

* Aachen, some parts of the inner walls still remain alongside Tempelgraben (at the corner with the Eilfschornsteinstraße and the corner with the Pontstraße), and at the back of the houses alongside Seilgraben. Of the outer walls three towers, the Langer Turm, Pfaffenturm and the Marienturm, still stand today. The two remaining city gates, Ponttor and Marschiertor, are among the best preserved gates in Germany. * Aach * Abensberg * Ahrweiler * Aichach * Altentreptow – the remains include some stretches of wall, a tower and two town gates, the Brandenburger Tor and the Demminer Tor. * Annaberg-Buchholz * Amberg * Amöneburg * Andernach * Arberg – only one town gate remains. * Arnstadt * Aschaffenburg * Aub – large sections of the walls remain, including some towers. One town gate remains, the Zentturm. * Babenhausen, Hesse, Babenhausen * Bad Colberg-Heldburg * Bad Frankenhausen * Bad Hersfeld * Bad Langensalza – large parts of the walls still remain today, including 12 wall towers and one city gate, the Klagetor. * Bad Münstereifel * Bad Neustadt an der Saale * Bad Orb * Bad Rodach * Bad Sooden-Allendorf * Bad Waldsee * Bad Wimpfen * Bacharach * Ballenstedt * Barby, Germany, Barby * Bautzen * Beilngries * Berching * Berlin had a defensive wall around the city from about 1250 until the mid-17th century, and a Berlin Customs Wall, Customs Wall from the mid-18th to the mid-19th centuries. The Berlin Wall that existed from 1961 to 1989 was claimed by the authorities of East Germany to be defensive, but in fact it was rather intended to prevent unauthorized emigration. Parts of Berlin's medieval wall still remain alongside the Littenstraße. * Bernau bei Berlin * Bernkastel – one town gate, the Graacher Tor, remains. * Besigheim * Blankenburg (Harz) * Bodenwerder * Boizenburg * Boppard * Bönnigheim – some parts of the walls and a town gate remain. * Brandenburg (town), Brandenburg * Buchen * Burgau * Burg bei Magdeburg * Burghausen, Altötting, Burghausen * Butzbach * Büdingen * Calbe * Chemnitz – only one tower remains, the Roter Turm (Red Tower). * Coburg * Cologne * Crailsheim – some remains are located north of the Ringgasse, including a wall tower. Another tower remains alongside the Grabenstraße. * Darmstadt * Dausenau – the walls remain almost intact. One town gate still remains, the Torturm. * Delitzsch * Demmin large parts of the city walls still remain alongside Nordmauer, Bauhofstraße and Südmauer. One town gate still remains, the Luisentor. * Dettelbach * Dillenburg * Dillingen an der Donau, Dillingen * Dilsberg * Dinkelsbühl – the medieval town walls remain fully intact, including 4 gates and 19 towers. * Dollnstein * Dömitz * Donauwörth * Dresden – Dresden's defensive walls were some of the first in Germany, inspired by the earlier Italian model. The walls surrounded both the ‘Old City’ south of the Elbe, and the ‘New City’ to the north. The walls, gates and moats were largely removed c. 1815, following the Napoleonic Wars, being deemed outmoded for modern warfare. Some small sections have been rediscovered and established as the Museum Festung Dresden https://web.archive.org/web/20160509160153/http://www.festung-dresden.de/de/festung_dresden/museum/ below the more famous Brühl Terrace. * Duderstadt * Duisburg * Ebern * Eberbach (Baden) * Eibelstadt * Eichstätt * Einbeck * Eisenheim * Ellwangen * Eltville am Rhein * Emden * Erding * Erlangen – some stretches of wall still remain alongside Nördliche Stadtmauerstraße, Wöhrstraße and Schulstraße. * Feuchtwangen * Fladungen * Forchheim (Oberfranken), Forchheim * Freiberg, Saxony, Freiberg * Freiburg im Breisgau – only the wall gates remain, although they have been rebuilt several times. * Freyburg, Germany * Freystadt * Friedberg, Bavaria * Freinsheim * Frickenhausen am Main * Fritzlar * Gangelt * Gardelegen – there are several remains of the old town wall, including the impressive Salzwedeler Tor, the remains of the Stendaler Tor, and some stretches of wall. * Gartz (Oder) – The remains of the walls around the medieval town include some sizable stretches of walls, towers and one town gate, the Stettiner Tor. * Geisa * Gelnhausen * Germersheim * Gerolzhofen * Göllheim – two town gates are preserved, the Kerzenheimer Tor and the Dreisener Tor. One tower remains, the Ulrichsturm. * Gräfenberg, Bavaria, Gräfenberg – the remains include three well-preserved town gates, the Egloffsteiner Tor, the Hiltpoltsteiner Tor and the Gesteiger Tor. Some parts of the walls still remain adjacent to the Gesteiger Tor and at the back of the houses alongside Am Gesteiger and Schulgasse. * Grebenstein – most of the medieval walls are still surrounding the old town. One town gate remains, the Burgtor. * Greding * Grimma * Grimmen one tower still remains, the Wasserturm. All three of the original town gates also remain, the Stralsunder Tor, Greifswalder Tor and the Mühlentor. * Großostheim * Gundelfingen an der Donau * Gundelsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Gundelsheim * Gunzenhausen * Güstrow – remains of the walls remain south of the cathedral and alongside the Gelviner Mauer. The town * Haldensleben * Hannoversch Münden * Hattingen * Heidelsheim – one town gate and a wall tower still remain today. * Heidingsfeld, today part of Würzburg * Heilbad Heiligenstadt * Herborn (Hesse), Herborn * Herrieden * Hildburghausen * Hirschhorn (Neckar), Hirschhorn * Haldensleben * Hammelburg * Hardgesen * Hollfeld – the remains include one town gate, the Obere Tor, and some parts of the walls to the south of the old town. * Homberg, Efze * Horn, Austria, Horn * Höchstadt an der Aisch * Höchstädt an der Donau * Horb am Neckar – large sections of the walls still remain. One town gate, the Ihlinger Tor, still remains, and some towers still remain, most notably the Schurkenturm and the Schütteturm. * Höxter * Hünfeld * Ingelheim am Rhein – sizable remains, including stretches of wall, the Malakoffturm, the Bismarckturm, Ohrenbrückertor, Uffhubtor and the ruined Heidesheimer Tor. The medieval town centre also houses the ruins of the Ingelheimer Kaiserpfalz. * Ingolstadt * Iphofen * Jena * Kallenhardt * Karlstadt am Main * Alt Kaster – The old medieval town of Kaster now forms part of Bedburg. The town walls remain largely intact, including 2 town gates and several towers. * Kaub * Kaufbeuren * Kemnath – several sections and towers of the walls remain around the medieval town. The eastern town gate was later converted into a church tower. * Kempen, Germany, Kempen – some parts of the walls still remain. They include the Kuhtor, a well-preserved town gate, the Mühlenturm and the remains of another town gate, the Peterstor. * Kindelbrück * Kirchberg an der Jagst * Kirchhain * Kirchheim unter Teck * Kitzingen * Kroppenstedt * Korbach * Kranenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Kranenburg * Kronach * Kulmbach * Kuppenheim * Kyritz * Ladenburg * Landsberg am Lech * Landshut * Langenzenn * Laucha an der Unstrut * Lauchheim * Lauingen * Lauf an der Pegnitz * Laufen, Germany, Laufen * Lauffen am Neckar – the old town consists of three parts. While the town is divided by the river Neckar, the castle stands on a small island circled by the river. On the left bank there is a sizable stretch of wall is located next to the church. On the right bank, some towers, stretches of wall and the Neues Heilbronner Tor still remain. * Leipheim * Leipzig City Gates, Leipzig – remains include the Moritzbastei bastion. * Leonberg * Leutershausen * Löbejün * Lohr am Main * Lübben * Luckau * Magdeburg * Mainbernheim * Maintal – large sections of the walls still remain, notably to the north of the medieval town. * Mainz – the remains include the well-preserved square-shaped citadel, the medieval Alexanderturm, and the remains of a bastion alongside the Augustusstraße. * Malchin two town gates still remain, the Kalensches Tor and the Steintor. Some parts of the walls to the south and east of the town still remain. * Marbach am Neckar * Markt Einersheim – two town gates still remain. * Marktbreit * Mayen * Meisenheim * Mellrichstadt * Memmingen * Meppen – the remains include a star shaped moat around the medieval town. * Merkendorf, Bavaria, Merkendorf * Meyenburg * Michelstadt * Miltenberg * Mindelheim * Möckmühl * Monheim, Bavaria, Monheim – two town gates remain, the Oberes Tor and the Unteres Tor. * Mühlhausen * Müncheberg * Munich has some of its former city gates still standing, and a section of its late 13th-century defensive wall. * Münnerstadt * Münzenberg – fragments of the walls remain, including two towers. * Monheim, Bavaria, Monheim – some stretches of wall still remain and both town gates, the Oberes Tor and the Unteres Tor, are preserved. * Nabburg * Naumburg * Neckarsulm * Neubrandenburg * Neubrunn, Lower Franconia, Neubrunn * Neuburg an der Donau – some parts of the medieval walls still remain, including the Unteres Tor. The trace of the later bastion earthworks, the so-called Untere Schanze, Elias Holl Schanze and Oberer Schanze, is still recognizable in the fields and from the air. * Neudenau * Neuenstadt am Kocher * Neuenstein, Hesse, Neuenstein * Neuleiningen * Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz * Neunkirchen am Brand – three town gates still remain, the Forchheimer Tor, the Erleinhofer Tor and the Erlanger Tor. * Neuss * Neustadt (Hessen) * Neustadt an der Aisch – substantial parts of the walls still remain, including some towers and a well-preserved town gate, te Nürnberger Tor. * Neustadt in Holstein – one town gate remains, the Kremper Tor. * Niedernberg – several stretches of the walls wall remain. One wall tower remains at the riverside end of the Turmgasse * Niedernhall – most of the town walls remain intact. * Nordhausen, Thuringia, Nordhausen * Nördlingen * Nürnberg * Obernburg am Main * Oberwesel * Ochsenfurt * Oebisfelde * Oettingen * Öhringen * Oldenburg (city), Oldenburg * Oppenheim – some stretches of the town walls remain near the ruins of Landskron castle. One town gate and two towers remain, the Gautor, the Ruprechtsturm and the Uhrturm. * Ornbau * Orsoy * Ortenberg, Hesse, Ortenberg * Oschatz * Ostheim * Paderborn * Pappenheim * Pasewalk * Tribsees – two town gates remain, the Steintor and the Mühlentor * Trier-Pfalzel * Pfullendorf * Pößneck * Potsdam * Prenzlau there are some good remains of the walls, especially North, East and South of the town. 4 gates still remain, the Steintor, Wasserpforte, Mitteltor and the Blindower Tor. The walls also include 25 towers. * Prenzlin * Prichsenstadt * Querfurt * Radolfzell am Bodensee * Ratingen * Ravensburg – three town gates still remain, the Frauentor, Obertor and the Untertor. Nine of the original ten wall towers still remain, most notably a tower named Mehlsack. * Recklinghausen two defensive towers and some portions of wall still remain today, north west of the old city. * Reichelsheim (Odenwald), Reichelsheim – three towers remain. * Bad Rodach, Rodach * Rees, Germany, Rees – large parts of the town walls still remain intact, mainly located at the riverside of the town and in the parks at the north-east and west side of the medieval town. * Rheinbach * Rheinberg * Rhens – the town walls remain largely intact. Three town gates still remain, the Rheintor, the Josephstor and the ruins of the Viehtor. * Rostock * Röttingen * Roth, Bavaria, Roth * Rothenburg ob der Tauber * Rottweil * Rüthen * Salzkotten * Salzwedel * Schleusingen * Schlüsselfeld * Schmalkalden * Schongau, Bavaria * Schrobenhausen * Schwaigern * Schwalmstadt – the remains of a town gate still survive, the medieval Lüdertor. The earthworks are mostly demolished, leaving a moat of which the course indicates the location of four round bastions. * Schweinfurt * Seehausen, Altmark, Seehausen – the moat still surrounds most of the medieval town. Fragments of the walls are to be found at the southern side of the old town. One town gate still remains, the Beustertor. * Seßlach * Seligenstadt – the remains include the Steinheimer Torturm, the Pulverturm and a tower at the Friedhofsmauer. * Segnitz * Soest, Germany, Soest – 2.5 km of the town walls (1180) are still intact, also a town gate ("Osthofentor", with the world largest collection of crossbow bolts) and a defense tower ("Kattenturm"). * Sommerach * Sömmerda * Sommerhausen * Spalt * Spangenberg * Stade * Staßfurt * Stadt Blankenberg * Steinheim * Steinau an der Straße * Stendal – two town gates still remain. * Sternberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sternberg * Stadtsteinach * Stralsund * Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Sulzbach – sizable parts of the walls and towers still remain. One town gate is preserved, the Rosenberger Tor. * Sulzfeld am Main * Tangermünde – most of the town walls still remain, including some towers. * Templin * Themar * Treysa – the remains are located mainly South, East and North of the old town. * Trier, portions of the city walls still exist, but the size of the Roman gate, the "Porta Nigra", gives evidence of the importance of the city. Other Roman remains include the baths, the Aula Palatina, Constantine Basilica, an amphitheater, and a 2nd-century AD Roman bridge. * Torgau * Überlingen * Uffenheim * Ulm, Ulm an der Donau * Villach * Villingen * Vilseck * Vilshofen an der Donau * Vellberg * Volkach * Waiblingen * Waldenburg, Saxony, Waldenburg * Waldfeucht * Wangen im Allgäu * Warburg (Westfalia) * Wassertrüdingen * Wemding * Weikersheim * Weil der Stadt * Weilrod – the only town gate still remains. * Weißenburg in Bayern, Weißenburg (Bavaria) * Werben (Elbe), Werben – one town gate still remains to the north east of the medieval town, the Elbtor. A tower with adjacent portion of the town wall remains to the west of the medieval town. * Wertheim am Main, Wertheim * Wettenberg * Windsbach * Winterhausen * Wittstock * Witzenhausen * Woldegk * Wolframs-Eschenbach * Worms, Germany * Wörth am Main * Wunsiedel 3 towers, small portions of the walls and a town gate (Koppetentor) still remain. * Würzburg * Xanten * Zeil am Main * Zerbst * Zons * Zülpich * Zwickau


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Greece

Many towns and cities still retain at least parts of their defensive walls, including: * Arta, Greece, Arta * Athens – mostly demolished, see city walls of Athens * Chania – see Fortifications of Chania * Chios (town), Chios * Corfu (city) * Drama, Greece – sizable parts of the town walls remain to the north and east side of the old town. Including 2 towers and stretches of wall. * Heraklion Candia Khandak – see Fortifications of Heraklion see siege of Candia – Arab and Byzantine walls still remain, about 20%, Venetian 7.5 km long walls, 95% still remain, 30.000 people live now inside the Venecian walls. Two gates, one castle in the sea (Koules) * Ioannina – see Ioannina Castle * Kastoria – fragmentary remains. * Kavala (a significant part of the seaside walls survive) * Kissamos * Komotini * Koroni – preserved fortifications of the castle and upper town. * Missolonghi * Monemvassia * Mystras * Nafplion * Nafpaktos, Naupactus * Preveza * Rethymno – see Fortezza of Rethymno * Rhodes – see Fortifications of Rhodes * Thessaloniki – see Walls of Thessaloniki * Veria (about 170 m of the Byzantine walls survive)


Hungary

* Buda – the Castle Hill is surrounded by preserved medieval and early modern fortifications. Only a short section survived from the walls of the Víziváros neighbourhood. * Pest, Hungary, Pest – segments of the 15th-century city walls are preserved inside the courtyards of later houses. * Eger – some segments preserved, mostly demolished * Győr – the walls were demolished in the 19th century but segments are preserved * Komárom * Kőszeg * Mosonmagyaróvár – the walls were demolished in the 1820s * Pécs – long sections of the medieval walls are preserved and freed to later intrusions. * Sárospatak * Sopron – medieval circle of walls partly built on ancient Roman foundations * Szécsény – some segments of the city walls preserved * Székesfehérvár – long sections of the medieval walls are preserved * Vác – some segments and one tower preserved * Veszprém – walled old town on Castle Hill


Republic of Ireland


Italy

* Acqui Terme – three town gates and remains of walls. * Acuto * Albenga – fragmentary remains, including stretches of wall and 3 town gates. * Alghero * Altamura – some remains; two gates are still visible, namely Porta Bari (Altamura), Porta Bari and Porta dei Martiri * Ancona * Anghiari * Aosta's Roman walls are still preserved almost in their entirety * Appignano * Aquasparta * Arcevia * Asolo * Assisi * Arezzo – Large parts of the town walls still survive, including several stretches of curtain wall, 6 bastions, 4 town gates and the well preserved citadel Fortezza Medicea. * Bagnacavallo – two town gates remain. * Bari – historically a walled port city on a promontory but only two bastions and a short section of the sea walls survived * Bassano del Grappa * Bastia Umbra * Belvedere Ostrense * Belluno * Bergamo – surrounding hill of the old city * Bisceglie * Bologna * Bosco Marengo – a large part of the north-western walls with towers are preserved. * Bozzolo * Brescia – the castle hill (called ''Cidneo Hill'') is surrounded by preserved medieval and Renaissance fortifications. Segments of Roman and venetian walls are partially survived * Brixen, Bressanone – the western gate remains as well as the north side where the houses serves as walls * Brindisi – several parts of the walls are preserved, including 5 bastions and two town gates, the Porta Lecce and the Porta Mesagne. * Bruneck, Brunico – three gates remain, the western, northern and eastern ones. * Busseto * Cagli * Cagliari * Caltagirone * Camerino * Capua * Castel Bolognese – three wall towers still remain. * Castel del Monte, Abruzzo, Castel del Monte * Castel Goffredo – tiny fraction of the walls and a tower remain * Castelfranco Veneto – the old town is completely surrounded by medieval walls and a moat * Castelvetro di Modena * Castelsardo * Castiglion Fiorentino * Castiglione di Garfagnana * Castiglione del Lago's old town has fully preserved walls * Cesena * Cingoli * Cittadella – one of the best preserved walled towns in Italy, there's a small breach on the northwestern part (the walls are fully walkable) * Città della Pieve * Città di Castello * Cividale del Friuli – small part of the walls remain on the north east * Colmurano * Cologna Veneta – minor part of the walls remaining on the western side * Como – about 70% is remaining with a few towers * Cordovado – two town gates remain * Corinaldo * Corridonia * Cortona * Crema, Lombardy, Crema (Venetian walls of Crema) * Crotone * Domodossola – a tiny fraction remains behind the church * Este, Veneto – parts of walls still remaining * Fabriano * Faenza * Falerone * Fano – large sections of the Roman walls and towers are preserved. One town gate still remains, the Roman Arco di Augusto. * Felizzano * Ferrara – originally 13 km now 9 km remain * Firenzuola * Fiuggi * Florence * Foligno * Fossano – a minor part remains, particularly a bastion at the north end * Forlì – remains include the ruins of the Porta Schiavona. The foundations of a tower can be found in the roundabout at the Piazza Santa Chiara. * Gallipoli * Gemona * Genoa has partial fortifications still standing * Glurns Glorenza in Italian, the medieval stone walls fully encapsulate the old town * Gradara * Gradisca d'Isonzo – large part of the walls and towers still intact * Grosseto's star shaped town walls are almost completely intact. * Guardiagrele * Guastalla – a star-shaped road around the town indicates the trace of the fortifications. A wall tower still stands at the corner Via Giuseppe Verdi/Via Volturno. * Iglesias, Sardinia, Iglesias * Isernia * Ivrea * Jesi * Lanciano * Lazise – part of the northern and southern walls still intact, including several towers and 3 town gates. * Lecce * Lecco – small part of the walls remains on the north east * Leonessa * Livorno * Loano * Loro Piceno * Lucca * Macerata * Marostica – The defensive walls around the old town are fully intact. The walls are among the best preserved medieval defensive structures in Italy. Including 3 town gates, 20 towers and two castles, the Castello Superiore and the Castello Inferiore. * Marsala * Marta, Lazio, Marta * Massa Martana * Massa Fermana * Matera * Melfi * Messina – see Fortifications of Messina * Mignano Monte Lungo – the Porta Fratte town gate is the only remain of the medieval town walls. * Mineo * Mondolfo * Monopoli * Montefalco * Montegiorgio * Monteriggioni * Montagnana – perfectly preserved medieval walls and one of the most impressive in Europe * Montappone – small fortified town. The town directly borders the walled town of Massa Fermana * Montecassiano * Montecatini Terme * Monte del Lago * Monte San Giusto – fragmentary remains, including an impressive town gate and a tower. * Monte San Pietrangeli * Monte San Savino * Monte Vidon Corrado * Muggia – remains include two towers, two stone bastions, two town gates and large stretches of the walls. * Naples * Nardò – several fragments of the walls still stand around the town, including many towers which are incorporated in houses. * Narni * Nettuno * Noale * Norcia * Novi Ligure * Orbetello * Orvieto * Ostra, Marche, Ostra * Ostuni * Otranto * Padova * Palmanova has fortress plan and structure, called a star fort it is a nine pointed citadel * Passignano Sul Trasimeno * Pavia * Perugia * Pesaro – the remains include two bastions, a curtain wall and a town gate, the Porta Rimini. * Peschiera del Garda – fortified town surrounded by water * Peschici * Petriolo * Piacenza has large sections of its Trace italienne, Renaissance walls still standing * Piglio * Piombino * Pisa * Pistoia * Pizzighettone – nearly completely surrounded by walls apart from a few breaches * Pollenza * Pontremoli * Portobuffolé – little town with a gate remaining * Portoferraio * Potenza Piceno * Pozzuoli * Prato * Procida * Rapagnano * Rapolano Terme * Ravenna * Reggio Emilia – very little remains of the medieval town walls. One town gate remains, the impressive Porta Santa Croce. A stretch of wall is located at the Viale Monte Grappa. * Candelo, Ricetto di Candelo – small town completely surrounded by walls * Rieti * Rimini * Riva del Garda – parts of the walls and two gates remain * Rome has Aurelian walls, walls since the Roman Empire * Rovereto – a part of the medieval stone walls remains on the eastern side * Sabbioneta – surrounded by a star fort * Salò – two gates remaining * San Costanzo – one of the smallest fortified towns in Italy * San Gemini * San Gimignano * San Severino Marche * San Vito al Tagliamento – part of the walls remain and three gates * Santarcangelo di Romagna – most of the medieval town wall remains around the old town, including long stretches of wall, a gate and several towers. * Sansepolcro * Sant'Angelo in Pontano * Sassari fragmentary remains, mainly at the north side of the old town. * Savignaro Sul Panaro * Sciacca * Senigallia * Serra De'Conti * Sesto al Reghena – two gates remain * Siena * Syracuse, Sicily, Siracusa * Soave, Veneto, Soave – town surrounded by medieval walls and three gates (Porta Bassano, Porta Vicentina and Porta Verona) * Soncino, Lombardy, Soncino – nearly completely surrounded by walls and a moat * Spilamberto – one town gate still remains. * Spilimbergo * Spoleto * Staffolo * Sulmona * Susa – fragmentary remains of Roman walls. The cathedral is built against the side of the Roman town gate Porta Savoia. Several parts of the walls and three lowered towers can be found alongside the Corso Unione Sovietica. * Talamone * Tarquinia * Termoli * Terra del Sole almost all town walls remain, with four bastion and two gate (Porta Romana and Fiorentina). Ideal-town of renaissance * Todi * Torino – the remains include the impressive Roman town gate Porta Palatina and 3 bastions with turrets and curtain walls in the park nearby the Porta Palatina. * torre San Patrizio * Torri del Benaco – minor part of the wall remaining on the south side * Trapani * Treia * Trevi, Umbria, Trevi * Treviso * Tuscania * Udine – fraction of the walls remain and two gates * Urbino * Urbisaglia * Verona * Veruccio * Venzone – medieval stone walls surrounding the town, partly rebuilt after the 1976 Friuli earthquake, 1976 earthquake * Vicenza large sections of the town walls still remain, mainly alongside the Viale Giuseppe Mazzini, Via Goivanni Cecciarini and the Via Legione Gallieno. Four town gates remain, the Porta San Bortolo, Porta Santa Lucia, Porta Castello and the Porta Santa Croce. * Villafranca di Verona – completely intact walls part of the castle * Sterzing, Vipiteno – a tower gate remains * Volterra
Vaste


Latvia

* Riga – the best preserved part of the old town walls is the Powder Tower, Riga, Powder Tower. Just north west of the Powder Tower remains a stretch of wall with a square tower. Foundations of the wall can be seen at Kalēju iela street, and there are fragments of a ruined wall at the site of a demolished building at Minsterejas iela street. The only remains of the earthen ramparts around the old town is a star shaped moat, now transformed into a park. * Cēsis * Daugavpils fortress (Not a true walled city, but a huge fortress with buildings) * Limbaži * Valmiera


Lithuania

* Vilnius city wall, Vilnius (Can be seen in some places) * Kaunas (Partially built)


Luxembourg

* Fortress of Luxembourg, Luxembourg City


North Macedonia

* Ohrid * Skopje


Malta


Monaco

* Monaco


Montenegro

* Kotor * Bar, Montenegro, Bar * Budva * Herceg Novi * Kotor – built by Illyrian tribes in the 9th century and enlarged many times from the 13th century until the 19th century. * Podgorica * Sveti Stefan * Ulcinj


Netherlands


Norway

* Fredrikstad * Gamlebyen * Oslo (Akershus Fortress)


Poland

* Biała, Opole Voivodeship, Biała * Białogard * Bolesławiec – the old town has fragmentary remains of the old town wall, including several towers and stretches of wall. * Braniewo * Brodnica * Brzeg – a star-shaped park around the old town is what remains of the renaissance fortifications. Some parts of the moat still remain. The shape of seven bastions is recognizable from the air. * Bystrzyca Kłodzka * Chełmno – almost whole length of walls (2.2 km), with 17 watch towers and city gate, 13th and 14th centuries. * Chojna * Chojnice * Dąbie * Dzierżoniów * Gdańsk * Głogów * Gniew * Goleniów * Golub-Dobrzyń * Gorzów Wielkopolski * Grodków * Grudziądz * Gryfice * Gryfino * Jawor * Jelenia Góra * Kalisz * Kamień Pomorski * Kętrzyn * Kłodzko – the remains include the impressive citadel located on a hill north of the medieval town. * Kołobrzeg – a round basion and a part of the moat still remain. * Kostrzyn, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Kostrzyn – the medieval town was entirely destroyed during World War II, only remaining some ruins of houses, the ruins of a church and the riverside fortified walls. The fortified walls include three bastions and a land gate. The remaining moat of an outer work is located north west of the ruined medieval town. * Koszalin * Kowalewo Pomorskie * Kożuchów * Kraków – only the barbican, Floriańska Gate, two watch towers and some traces preserved * Krapkowice * Kwidzyn * Legnica * Lębork – city ruins from the Medieval era * Lidzbark Warmiński * Lipiany * Lubań – partially preserved * Lubawa * Lubin * Lublin * Malbork – one gate and a round bastion still remain. Stretches of the walls still remain alongside the river in the direction of the famous Malbork Castle * Maszewo – the town walls are nearly complete, apart from two breaches made for the increasing traffic. The two original town gates are demolished, and an adjacent tower of one of the gates still remains. * Mieszkowice * Modlin Fortress * Myślibórz * Nowe – sizable parts of the walls remain. * Nowe Miasto Lubawskie – two town gates remain. * Nowogrodziec * Nysa, Poland, Nysa – there are large remains of the renaissance fortifications, notably to the east of the old town and to the north of the Nysa Klodzka river. There are several forts around Nysa. The remains of the medieval town walls include two land gates, the remains of a water gate, some towers and stretches of wall. * Olkusz * Olsztyn * Opole – the remaining walls are located in the north east corner of the medieval town. * Paczków – very well preserved walls with 19 towers and 3 gates * Pasłęk – large stretches of the walls remain intact, including two city gates * Poznań – city walls existed until the early 19th century (fragments remain); Fortifications of Poznań, Prussian fortifications were built in the 19th century * Prabuty * Prudnik – three watch towers * Przemyśl – partially preserved ruins * Pyrzyce – until World War II best preserved city walls in Pomerania region, from the 14th century * Sandomierz * Słupsk * Stargard – significant parts survived with 3 gates (including unique water gate – Brama Młyńska in Stargard Szczeciński, Brama Młyńska); one of the most interesting city walls in Poland * Starogard Gdański * Strzegom * Strzelce Krajeńskie * Sulechów * Susz * Syców * Szczecin – to the east of the castle remains a well-preserved wall tower. Two town gates still remain. * Szprotawa * Szydłów – city walls with Krakowska Gate and watch towers built in the 14th century * Środa Śląska * Świebodzice * Świebodzin * Tarnów * Tczew * Toruń – several watch towers, three city gates and some sections (the longest and most impressive from Vistula) from the 13th to 15th centuries * Trzcińsko-Zdrój * Trzebiatów * Warsaw – partially preserved, partially restored after World War II, barbican restored * Wieluń * Wolin – only one bastion remains to the south of the town. * Wrocław * Ząbkowice Śląskie * Zamość – complete renaissance and 19th-century walls preserved * Złotoryja * Żagań * Żary


Portugal

* Almeida, Portugal, Almeida Vauban style fortress town. * Avis, Portugal, Avis (or Aviz) * Beja, Portugal, Beja * Bragança, Portugal, Bragança – the old town is still completely surrounded with medieval walls, including all 12 towers and two gates. * Caminha * Castelo Branco, Portugal, Castelo Branco * Castelo de Vide * Chaves, Portugal, Chaves * Coimbra * Elvas – Elvas is among the finest examples of intensive usage of the trace italienne (star fort) in military architecture. * Estremoz * Évora * Guarda, Portugal, Guarda * Guimarães * Lagos, Portugal, Lagos * Lisbon – There are fragments of a Fernandin Wall since the 13th century. * Marvão * Monção * Monsaraz * Monforte, Portugal, Monforte * Óbidos, Portugal, Óbidos * Olivenza * Peniche, Portugal, Peniche * Santarém, Portugal, Santarém * Setúbal – the remains of 5 bastions can be found around town. * Valença, Portugal, Valença * Vide e Cabeça * Vila Viçosa


Romania

* Alba Iulia * Bistriţa * Brașov * Cluj-Napoca * Constanța * Mediaș * Oradea * Orăștie * Sebeș * Sibiu * Sighișoara * Timișoara


Russia

;City walls *Derbent Fortifications, Derbent (a World Heritage site) *Izborsk *:ru:Белгородская стена, Moscow (the walls of the Bely Gorod have been dismantled, the Kitay-gorod wall for the most part too) *Pskov *Smolensk *Vyborg (two towers of the medieval wall remain, while one bastion on one side and a full set on the other remain from the bastioned fortifications) *Yaroslavl (only several towers still stand) *Novokuznetsk *Gorodets ;Kremlins (citadels) *Ladoga *Swiyazhsk *Astrakhan *Ivangorod fortress, Ivangorod *Kazan Kremlin, Kazan *Kolomna Kremlin, Kolomna *Moscow Kremlin, Moscow *Nizhny Novgorod *Novgorod Kremlin, Novgorod *Porkhov *Tobolsk *Tula, Russia, Tula *Zaraysk *Korela *Rostov *Beloozyorsk *Suzdal *Dmitrov *Mozhaysk *Gdov *Uglich *Yuriev-Polski *Velikie Luki *Yam *Verkhoturie *Serpukhov *Alexandrov *Suzran *Vyazma *Vologda *Volokamsk *Vladimir *Zvenigorod-Moskovski *Ryazan *Pereyaslavl-Zalesski *Bryansk *Irkutsk


Serbia

* Belgrade – ''Kalemegdan'' * Novi Sad – ''Petrovaradin'' * Bač (Serbia), Bač * Manasija – ''Manasija monastery, Resava'' * Niš * Pirot * Smederevo * Golubac * Maglič * Šabac


Slovakia

*Banská Bystrica *Banská Štiavnica – only one city gate left *Bardejov – walls almost completely preserved, with bastions and barbican *Beckov *Bojnice – large parts of the wall preserved, together with one of the city gates *Bratislava – only few structures have survived from Bratislava Fortifications, original fortifications. *Brezno *Fiľakovo *Komárno – baroque fortifications almost completely preserved *Košice *Kežmarok *Kremnica – about two-thirds of the defensive walls around the town preserved, with several bastions and the city gate with barbican. *Krupina *Levice – parts of the defensive walls were found during an archaeological survey *Levoča – almost completely preserved *Modra – about two-thirds of the walls still standing, one bastion and one of the city gates *Nové Zámky *Pezinok – parts of the defensive walls visible on several locations of the town *Podolínec *Pukanec *Prešov – parts of the defensive walls were found during an archaeological survey *Sabinov *Skalica – large parts preserved *Spišská Kapitula *Svätý Jur *Trenčín – parts of the defensive walls were found during an archaeological survey *Trnava – mostly preserved, with several bastions and one city gate *Zvolen *Žilina


Slovenia

*Celje *Koper *Kranj – evidence of the 1st-century fortifications and parts of the medieval fortifications, with four of the original eight towers preserved *Ljubljana – In the 1st century AD, a Roman settlement called Emona, on the site of the present-day Ljubljana, was fortified with strong walls. A small section of the southern wall is still preserved to this day. Ljubljana got its medieval walls, like many other towns in Slovenia, in the 13th century *Maribor – Originally 13th-century fortifications, rebuilt several times until the 17th century; some segments, including three towers and two bastions, are still preserved. Withstood sieges by Matthias Corvinus in 1480/1481 and by the Ottoman Empire in 1532. *Novo Mesto *Piran – 7th-century fortification, expanded between 1470 and 1533 *Ptuj – 13th-century fortification *Slovenj Gradec *Škofja Loka *Vipavski Križ


Spain

* A Coruña – fragmentary remains and 3 gates * Aínsa * Alarcón * Albarracín * Alburquerque, Badajoz, Alburquerque * Alcalá de Henares – has preserved 1,200 metres of walls dotted with 19 towers * Alcántara, Cáceres * Alcúdia * Almazán * Alquézar * Artajona * Astorga, Spain, Astorga * Atienza * Walls of Ávila, Ávila – has the most complete medieval walls in Spain, half of which is navigable on foot * Badajoz – has medieval walls and most of its renaissance fortress * Balaguer * Barcelona – has portions of a Ancient Rome, Roman wall * Béjar * Berlanga de Duero, Berlanga * Berlanga de Duero * Besalú * Brihuega * Buitrago del Lozoya – has complete medieval walls. * Burgos – has some sizable remaining parts of the town walls alongside the Paseo Cubos and to the north east of the castle, including 10 wall towers. There are also remaining towers at the Calle Trinidad and the Calle San Lesmes. Five gates still remain intact, the Arco de Santa Maria, the Arco San Martin, the Arco de San Esteban, the Arco de San Gil and the Arco de San Juan * Burgo de Osma-Ciudad de Osma * Cáceres, Spain, Cáceres * Campo Maior, Spain, Campo Maior * Cartagena, Spain, Cartagena * Castellar de la Frontera * Cedeira – fragmentary remains * Ceuta * Ciudad Rodrigo – suffered several sieges in Napoleonic wars, walls remain intact * Ciutadella de Menorca * Coca, Segovia * Córdoba, Andalusia, Córdoba * Coria, Cáceres, Coria – the old town is still completely surrounded by medieval and Roman walls * Covarrubias, Province of Burgos * Cuéllar * Cuenca, Spain, Cuenca * Daroca * Frías, Province of Burgos * Galisteo, Cáceres, Galisteo – the town walls are completely preserved * Gijon * Girona * Granada * Zarza de Granadilla * Haza, Province of Burgos * Hondarribia * Huesca – fragmentary remains * Ibiza * Jerez de los Caballeros * Laguardia, Álava, Laguardia * Laredo, Cantabria, Laredo – two town gates still remain, the Puerta de Merenillo and the Puerta de Bilbao * Llanes * León, Spain, León – has an almost complete set of Roman walls dating back to the 3rd century AD, besides some parts built during the Middle Ages * Loarre * Lugo – has completely intact Roman walls. It is protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site * Maderuelo * Walls of Madrid – five walls * Maderuelo * Madrigal de las Altas Torres * Málaga * Mansilla de las Mulas * Manzaneda – Part of the medieval wall still remains, including one of the 3 gates * Mataró * Medina del Campo – fragmentary remains * Melilla – the old town is still fully enclosed by its impressive medieval walls * Mirambel * Molina de Aragón * Monforte de Lemos – most of the 13th century city walls have been preserved, including two gates. * Montblanc, Tarragona, Montblanc * Montfalco Murallat * Mora de Rubielos * Morella, Spain, Morella * Niebla, Huelva * Olivenza – the oldest part of the town, the area adjacent to the medieval castle of Olivenza, still has well-preserved stretches of walls and towers, including two original town gates. Large parts of the later star-shaped Renaissance fortifications are also preserved, including 9 bastions and 1 town gate, the Puerta del Calvario * Olmedo, Valladolid, Olmedo * Oviedo – has preserved parts of its medieval walls * Palazuelos, Guadalajara, Palazuelos * Palma, Majorca * Pamplona * Pedraza, Segovia * Peniscola * Plasencia * Portillo, Valladolid – fragmentary remains * Rada * Rello * Requena, Valencia, Requena * Ronda – has almost complete walls (not counting the gorge which defends it on one side) * Salamanca * San Vicente de la Barquera – the old town has preserved the walls along with the castle * Santander, Spain, Santander – the old town had medieval defensive walls. A stretch of wall alongside Calle de Cadiz is all that remains * Santiago de Compostela – only a gate (Arco de Mazarelos) remains * Santillana del Mar – there are fragmentary remains of the medieval walls, including a stretch of wall alongside a car park southeast of the old town and a tower at the Plaza las Arenas facing to the north * Sasamón * Segovia – preserves parts of the wall plus three gates * Sigüenza * Talavera de la Reina * Tarifa * Tarragona * Tiedra – vestiges * Toledo, Spain, Toledo * Tortosa – large parts of the extensively fortified medieval town remain intact * Tossa de Mar * Tui, Pontevedra, Tui – a large part of both the 12th century wall and the 17/18th century fortifications has been preserved. * Urueña * Valencia – preserves portions of a Muslim wall and towers from Christians, Christian medieval age * Valladolid – vestiges * Vitoria-Gasteiz – fragmentary remains * Viveiro – fragmentary remains and 3 gates of the original 6Muralla urbana de Viveiro
* Xàtiva * Zamora, Spain, Zamora – the old town walls remain largely intact, especially at the north, west and riverside of the old town. * Zaragoza


Sweden

* City wall of Visby * Gothenburg has a part of the western city wall left, the bastion ''Carolus Rex (bastion), Carolus Rex'' at Esperantoplatsen (Esperanto square) and most of the city moat is still left. * Halmstad had renaissance ramparts. To the north of the old town a bastion with adjacent town gate remains, the Norre Port. To the south of the old town a bastion with a remnant of the moat remains. * Kalmar substantial remains of the walls. Sizable stretches of walls and a bastion remain to the south of the old town. To the east remain two bastions. To the north remain portions of wall near Fiskaregatan. To the west the shape of two bastions is clearly recognizable, with a ravelin in front of the remaining town gate Westport (Westgate). Two other town gates still remain, an unmanned gate of later date at the Skeppsbrogatan, and a gate at Skeppsbron. * Stockholm has a small remainder of the medieval city wall preserved. *Bohus Fortress


Switzerland

* Aarau – the remains of the medieval town walls include two town gates (the Haldertor and the Oberer Turm) and a tower (the Pulverturm) with an adjacent stretch of wall. * Altstätten * Arbon – the remains include some fragments of wall and a tower converted into a house. * Avenches * Baden,_Switzerland * Basel * Bellinzona (Dominated by its three castles: Castelgrande, Castello di Montebello and Castello di Sasso Corbaro) * Biel * Bremgarten, Aargau, Bremgarten * Brugg * Bülach * Chur * Delémont * Diessenhofen * Frauenfeld * Fribourg * Geneva * Greifensee, Zürich, Greifensee * Grüningen * Gruyères * Ilanz * Laufen, Switzerland, Laufen * Lausanne * Lenzburg * Liestal – one town gate remains. * Lucerne – the wall on the northern bank of the Reuss (river), Reuss is well preserved and among the principal landmarks of the city. It is called Museggmauer and Stadtmauer. * Maienfeld * Meienberg, Sins, Aargau * Morges * Münchenstein * Murten: Medieval walls * Neuchâtel * Nyon * Olten * Orbe * Rapperswil * Regensberg * Rheinfelden (Aargau), Rheinfelden * Romont * Schaffhausen * Sempach * Solothurn – large parts still remain, including several walls, towers and a bastion. Two town gates remain, the impressive Baseltor and the Bieltor. * Steckborn * Sursee * Thun * Uznach * Wangen an der Aare * Werdenberg * Wiedlisbach * Willisau * Winterthur * Yverdon-les-Bains * Zofingen * Zug – the only remainder of the inner town walls is the Zeitturm (Clocktower), a medieval town gate. The remains of the outer town walls include four towers (the Kapuzinerturm, Knopfliturm, Huwilerturm and the Pulverturm), and some stretches of wall. * Zürich – the main remains are the Schanzengraben Zürich, Schanzengraben, and the shapes of several bastions are recognizable through the course of the moat. One bastions remains largely intact, and it now houses the Alter Botanischer Garten.


Turkey

* Troy. The ancient city of Troy was famous for its defensive walls. There is archaeological evidence that Troy VII, generally identified as the stage of the legendary Trojan War of Homer's ''Iliad'', usually dated between 1194 BC – 1184 BC, had walls with a carefully built stone base over four meters thick and some nine meters high in places, which was surmounted by a larger superstructure with towers in mudbrick. The walls in Homer's epic are so mighty that the siege of Troy by Achaeans (Homer), Achaeans lasts more than nine years, and only could be finished with the trickery of the Trojan Horse. Sections of the stone base of Trojan walls still survive on the archaeological site in present-day ''Hisarlık'', in Çanakkale Province. * Istanbul. The system of walls around (as it was then known) Constantinople built in 412 by the Roman emperor Theodosius II was a complex stone barrier that stretched 6.5 kilometers and is often called the Walls of Constantinople, Wall of Theodosius. This barrier stood impregnable for ten centuries and resisted several violent sieges until 1453 when the Ottoman Empire, Ottomans succeeded in breaching the walls. There was a new element in the battlefield: the Ottoman army had Gunpowder, powder cannon and the walls offered limited resistance to them. * Diyarbakır. Diyarbakır is surrounded by an almost intact, dramatic set of high walls of black basalt forming a circle around the old city. There are four gates into the old city and 82 watch-towers on the walls, which were built in antiquity, restored and extended by the Roman emperor Constantius in 349. * Ankara * Çanakkale * İznik * Antalya * Sinop, Turkey, Sinop * Rize * Amasya * Bodrum * Alanya * Ani * Kuşadası * Pergamon * Assos * Bozcaada * Edirne * Trabzon. Most of the city walls are still standing and are among the city's oldest buildings. Their oldest part can be dated back to the 1st century AD during the Roman Empire era. Historical sources provide information about older stages of their construction. Xenophon, who visited the city in the 5th century BC also mentioned the existence of city walls * Enez * Bursa * Sığacık * Notion (ancient city) * Ephesus * Foça * Alaşehir


Ukraine

;City walls * Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (see Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi fortress, Akkerman Fortress) * Chernihiv (only ruins remain underground) * Kropyvnytskyi (small parts of St. Elizabeth Fortress survived) * Kyiv (see Golden Gate, Kyiv, Golden Gate) * Lviv (see Hlyniany Gate and Lviv High Castle) ;Citadels and castles * Lutsk (see Lubart's Castle) * Kamianets-Podilskyi (see Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle) * Kremenets (see Kremenets Castle) * Khotyn (see Khotyn Fortress) * Khust (see Khust Castle) * Mangup * Medzhybizh (see Medzhybizh Fortress) * Mukachevo (see Palanok Castle) * Stare Selo (see Stare Selo Castle) * Sudak * Uzhhorod (see Uzhhorod Castle) * Yeni-Kale


United Kingdom


England


Northern Ireland


Scotland


Wales

* Aberystwyth * Beaumaris * Brecon * Caerleon (''Isca Augusta'') * Caerwent (''Venta Silurum'') * Caernarfon * Cardiff town walls, Cardiff * Cardigan, Ceredigion, Cardigan * Chepstow – Chepstow Port Wall, Port Wall * Cowbridge * Conwy * Denbigh_Castle_and_town_walls#Town_walls, Denbigh * Hay on Wye * Kenfig * Kidwelly * Monmouth * Montgomery, Powys, Montgomery * Tenby * Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Pembroke * Old Radnor, Radnor


Vatican City

* Vatican City


See also

* Defensive wall * City gate * Closed city * Fortification * List of walls * Wall * Stone wall * Medieval fortification


References

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