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Fortified cities tagged “fortress”

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Fortified cities4 Fortresses4 Tells2 Huauras1 Postclassics1

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🇹🇷Turkey2 🇬🇹Guatemala1 🇵🇪Peru1

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Fortified cities

🇹🇷 Turkey · Fortress

Toprakkale (Rusahinili)

Urartian (735–714 BCE) · Urartian (Rusa I)

Urartian (735–714 BCE) fortress of Urartian (Rusa I) in Van Province, Van Plain (c.735 BCE).

🇹🇷 Turkey · Fortress

Patnos / Aznavur Tepe

Urartian (810–730 BCE) · Urartian (Menua)

Urartian (810–730 BCE) fortress of Urartian (Menua) in Ağrı Province, Patnos Plain (c.800 BCE).

🇬🇹 Guatemala · Fortress

Mixco Viejo

Classic · Maya/Andean

Mixco Viejo — fortified hilltop twin capital.

🇵🇪 Peru · Fortress

Acaray

Classic · Maya/Andean

Acaray — triple-walled fortress.