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defensive wall

fortification used to protect an area from potential aggressors
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Summary

defensive wall ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,938 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: wall[2], fortification[3]
  • Part of: fortress[4], stronghold[5], fortification[6], castle[7]
  • Commons category: Defensive walls[8]
  • Different from: Mury obronne[9]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[10]

Why It Matters

defensive wall has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

archaeological site of Carmona

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 63
    Different from → Mury obronne
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Part of: castle, #pwb Copy label Add onderdeel van (P361)"
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