List of cities with defensive walls


The following cities have, or historically had, defensive walls.

Africa

Algeria

See List of Egypt castles, forts, fortifications and city walls.
File:Aït Benhaddou1.jpg|right|thumb|The Kasbah of Aït Benhaddou, High Atlas

Morocco

Canada

Chile

Afghanistan

Indonesia

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 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 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 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 Empire. When its glory period, the capital being a first European systemized ancient city 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
  • Isfahan
  • Shiraz
  • Tabriz
  • Yazd

    Iraq

  • Babylon
  • Baghdad
  • Basra
  • Arbil

    Israel

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

    Lebanon

  • Baalbek: sections of the Arab fortifications 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 city's central district. The famous walls erected by 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 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:
Some other towns were fortified with thorny bamboo in the Qing era.

Thailand

Albania

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
  • Shusha

    Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria