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It's inside a (largely intact) citadel
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The medieval city is located within a 4 km-long wall (AB ev)
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The boundaries of the property correspond to the surrounding wall of the town (AB ev)
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"The walls are 3.8km long and 4 to 8 m high and have many gates like Bab Tunis, Bab Jalladine, and Bab el-Khukha."
See www.islamicarchitecturalheritage.com
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"the historic centre is defined by its Renaissance walls that survive virtually intact, complete with bastions." (Official description)
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Sabbioneta
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"a walled enclave within the city of Rome", but it is not entirely surrounded by walls anymore.
See www.atlasobscura.com
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Angkor Thom
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AB: ?the ancient town is well defined by the remains of its walls, stretching for 2.35 km and visible for most of that length?
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Completely walled
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Ubeda
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Fully enclosed within city walls from various ages, some of them being part of the WHS
See www.avignon-et-provence.com
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Alta Vila (old city)
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"The well-preserved double city wall outstandingly demonstrates Hatra’s power to harness the circumstances of history" (Authenticity Statement, UNESCO website)
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Kotor
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Monticchiello almost entirely preserves its walls which enclose the entire urban center and takes position on the fortress placed on the top of the hill. (Nomination file, p. 103-104)
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Bacharach and Oberwesel
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Levoca
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The Gallo-Roman walls surround the upper town of Saint-Lizier. They are almost entirely preserved because they served as support for many buildings, including the medieval rampart, the palace of the bishops of Couserans, the adjoining Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède cathedral and various medieval and modern houses in the city.
See fr.wikipedia.org
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The Roman Walls of Lugo
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Han city of Chengcun: "a walled city enclosing some 48ha of uneven land. The circuit of walls survives intact" (AB ev)
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"The entire town was enclosed by a defensive wall on the Vauban model." (AB ev)
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"Wandu Mountain City was one of the capitals of the Koguryo. It is surrounded by stone walls, following topography lines and has seven gates." - Nomination File
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Theodosian walls
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Besancon, Villefranche-de-Conflent etc.
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Over 50% complete and important part of the inscription
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the inscription includes partial ruined 12 km city wall with 15 gates and 132 watchtowers
See www.omanwhs.gov.om
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The city walls are 10.97 km in length and include 12 original gates (AB ev)
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"Each of these citadels, encircled by walls...." (AB).
