hilltop settlement
C44382
concept
A hilltop settlement is a community or village strategically built on elevated terrain, typically for defense, visibility, and control over the surrounding landscape.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| hilltop neighborhood | 1 |
| hilltop neighbourhood | 1 |
Instances (6)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
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"Upper Town" in Catalan
surface form:
Dalt Vila
|
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| Lone Mountain | hilltop neighborhood |
| Palaiochora, Aegina | — |
| Civita Falconara acropolis | — |
| Pucará de Tilcara | — |
| Bukit Tunku | hilltop neighbourhood |