citadel

A citadel is the most fortified area of a town or city. It may be a castle, fortress, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of city, meaning "little city", because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core.

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  alcazaba ⓘ
  type of fortress

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  alcázar ⓘ
  Spanish term for a castle or fortified palace where the king lives

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  qalat ⓘ
  designation of Persian-Arabic fortification

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  military citadels under London ⓘ
  

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  Cizre Castle ⓘ
  castle in Cizre, Şırnak, Turkey

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  Mardin Castle ⓘ
  castle in Mardin, Turkey

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  Citadel of Tripoli ⓘ
  citadel in Tripoli, Lebanon

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  Citadel of Besançon ⓘ
  museum in France

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  Acronauplia ⓘ
  fortress at Nafplio, Greece

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  Ayasuluk Citadel ⓘ
  fortress on the Ayasuluk hill

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  Citadel of Lille ⓘ
  fort

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  citadel of Tournai ⓘ
  

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  Citadelle du Saint-Esprit ⓘ
  fort in Luxembourg

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  Cité de Carcassonne ⓘ
  medieval citadel

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  Cypros ⓘ
  ancient fort

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  Fortezza di Firmafede ⓘ
  building in Sarzana, Italy

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  Qalat el-Gindi ⓘ
  mountain in Egypt

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  Tipu Sultan's Upper Fort and Citadel and Nagalacheruva ⓘ
  fort and citadel in Bellary district, Karnataka

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  Bač Fortress ⓘ
  fortress in Serbia

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  Citadel of Pamplona ⓘ
  cultural property in Pamplona, Spain

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  Drottningskär Citadel ⓘ
  part of the naval base in Karlskrona and built 1680-1750 by military architect Erik Dahlbergh

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  Fort Cuyo ⓘ
  Spanish colonial era fortification on Cuyo Island, Palawan, Philippines

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  Citadel of Barcelona ⓘ
  demolished citadel in Spain

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  Wesel citadel ⓘ
  Citadel in Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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  Fort d'Ambohimarina ⓘ
  

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  Fort Winiary ⓘ
  fort in Poznań, Poland (1839–)

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  Verne Citadel ⓘ
  citadel in Portland, Dorset, England, UK

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  Citadel Hill ⓘ
  fort and military museum in Halifax, Canada

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  Citadel of Dinant ⓘ
  fortress in Belgium  

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  Citadelle of Quebec ⓘ
  citadel in Quebec, Canada  

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  Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ
  island in Russia

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Cittadella (Parma) - porta del Soccorso (interno) 2024-04-11

Cittadella (Parma) - area interna (rampa sud-ovest) 2024-04-11

Cittadella (Parma) - porta del Soccorso (lato esterno) 1 2024-04-11

Cittadella (Parma) - bastione di San Giovanni Battista (orecchione ovest) 2 2024-04-11

Cittadella (Parma) - area interna (campi da basket e lati sud-est e sud-ovest dell'ex caserma) 1 2024-04-11

Ancient Philippi

Corsica Lucciana Bonifacio citadelle port de plaisance

Ciudadela de Meybod, Irán, 2016-09-20, DD 13-18 PAN

Ciudadela de Meybod, Irán, 2016-09-20, DD 02

Lille citadelle porte dauphine

• Citadel and Cemetery in Early Bronze Age Anatolia, by Christoph Bachhuber, 2015. (Monographs in Mediterranean Archaeology 13.) Sheffield: Equinox; ISBN 978-1-84553-648-0 hardback £90.00 & $120.00; 240 pp., 5 colour figs, 42 b/w figs - scientific article published on 23 May 2017, Q1860

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	building		alcazaba	enceinte, monument, kasbah, home, citadel, fortification, castle	Wikidata
class	building		alcázar	castle, home, qalat, citadel, ksar, fortification, palace	Wikidata
class	building		qalat	fortified settlement, fortification, castle, citadel	Wikidata
class	group		military citadels under London	bunker, citadel	Wikidata
site	castle		Cizre Castle	tourist attraction, citadel, castle, fortress	Wikidata
site	castle		Mardin Castle	archaeological site, citadel, fortress, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1103	Citadel of Tripoli	crusader castle, citadel	Wikidata
site	castle	1668	Citadel of Besançon	military museum, fort, citadel, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Acronauplia	citadel, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Ayasuluk Citadel	archaeological site, citadel, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Citadel of Lille	fort, citadel	Wikidata
site	fort		citadel of Tournai	fort, citadel	Wikidata
site	fort		Citadelle du Saint-Esprit	citadel, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Cité de Carcassonne	citadel, fortified town, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Cypros	archaeological site, citadel, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortezza di Firmafede	Museum of the Italian Ministry of Culture, military museum building, historical park museum, Italian national museum, citadel, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Qalat el-Gindi	citadel, fortress, mountain	Wikidata
site	fort		Tipu Sultan's Upper Fort and Citadel and Nagalacheruva	fort, citadel	Wikidata
site	fort	1338	Bač Fortress	citadel, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1571	Citadel of Pamplona	monument, art exhibition, citadel, urban park, star fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1680	Drottningskär Citadel	Restaurant Citadel, heritage site in Sweden, tourist attraction, architectural ensemble, fort, citadel, museum	Wikidata
site	fort	1680	Fort Cuyo	fort, citadel	Wikidata
site	fort	1716	Citadel of Barcelona	citadel, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1800	Wesel citadel	citadel, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1828	Fort d'Ambohimarina	fort, military unit, garrison, citadel	Wikidata
site	fort	1839	Fort Winiary	fort, architectural structure, citadel, park	Wikidata
site	fort	1857	Verne Citadel	fort, citadel	Wikidata
site	museum		Citadel Hill	military museum, National Historic Site Administered by Parks Canada, citadel	Wikidata
site	museum		Citadel of Dinant	military museum, citadel	Wikidata
site	museum		Citadelle of Quebec	military museum, citadel	Wikidata
site	museum	1703	Peter and Paul Fortress	citadel, military museum, architectural landmark	Wikidata
commons	image		Cittadella (Parma) - porta del Soccorso (interno) 2024-04-11		Commons
commons	image		Cittadella (Parma) - area interna (rampa sud-ovest) 2024-04-11		Commons
commons	image		Cittadella (Parma) - porta del Soccorso (lato esterno) 1 2024-04-11		Commons
commons	image		Cittadella (Parma) - bastione di San Giovanni Battista (orecchione ovest) 2 2024-04-11		Commons
commons	image		Cittadella (Parma) - area interna (campi da basket e lati sud-est e sud-ovest dell'ex caserma) 1 2024-04-11		Commons
commons	image		Ancient Philippi		Commons
commons	image		Corsica Lucciana Bonifacio citadelle port de plaisance		Commons
commons	image		Ciudadela de Meybod, Irán, 2016-09-20, DD 13-18 PAN		Commons
commons	image		Ciudadela de Meybod, Irán, 2016-09-20, DD 02		Commons
commons	image		Lille citadelle porte dauphine		Commons