fortified walls of Taif
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The fortified walls of Taif were the strong defensive ramparts protecting the city of Taif, renowned for withstanding attacks such as the early Islamic siege.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| fortified walls of Taif canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city wall
ⓘ
fortification ⓘ |
| associatedWith | city of Taif’s reputation as a stronghold ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Siege of Taif (630 CE) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
protection of Taif’s markets and orchards
ⓘ
protection of inhabitants of Taif ⓘ |
| condition | no longer fully extant ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Arabian urban fortification tradition ⓘ |
| defensiveType | walled city fortification ⓘ |
| feature |
battlements
ⓘ
gates controlling access to Taif ⓘ parapets ⓘ towers for defense and observation ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
city protection
ⓘ
defense ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of historical heritage of Taif ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
defended Taif against early Muslim forces
ⓘ
symbol of Taif’s resistance ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hejaz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taif NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| near | Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
durability
ⓘ
resistance to early Islamic siege ⓘ strength ⓘ |
| partOf | defensive system of Taif ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Thaqif tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
protected important agricultural center
ⓘ
protected trade routes in the Hejaz ⓘ |
| surrounded | city of Taif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early Islamic period
ⓘ
pre-Islamic era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
repelling attackers
ⓘ
withstanding sieges ⓘ |
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