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A fortress is a heavily fortified military structure or stronghold designed to defend against enemy attacks and control strategic locations. It matters because throughout history, fortresses have played crucial roles in warfare, territorial control, and the protection of settlements and resources.
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- Commons category
- Fortresses
- topic's main category
- Category:Fortresses
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- different from
- fortification
- topic has template
- Q17311578
- OpenStreetMap tag
- castle_type=fortress
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