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SeeList of fortifications for a list of notable fortified structures. Forcity walls in particular, seeList of cities with defensive walls.
Fossatum Africae
Sungbo's Eredo, built during 800–1000 AD inIjebu Ode inOgun State, southwestNigeria
Great Wall ofTlaxcala, mentioned in the history ofBernal Díaz del Castillo
Walls of Old San Juan,Puerto Rico
Great Wall of China, China – part of UNESCO site 438.[2] This is mostly used to refer to theMing Great Wall, built from 1368 to 1644, measures 8,850 km long.Great Wall of Qi, the oldest of the Chinese Great Walls. Great Wall ofYan (state) Great Wall ofZhongshan (state) Great Wall ofZhao (state) Great Wall ofQin dynasty Great Wall ofHan dynasty (206 BC–220 AD), the longest Great Wall in history. Great Wall ofNorthern Wei dynasty Great Wall ofNorthern Qi dynasty Great Wall of the JurchenJin Dynasty (1115–1234), built to defend against northern nomadic tribes, once spanning over 2,500 kilometers long.[3]
Great Wall ofWestern Xia Great Wall of the KhitanLiao dynasty
Ranikot Fort, Also called 'The Great Wall of Pakistan', second largest wall of South Asia after Kumbhalgarh fort in India
Cheolli Jangseong,North Korea and China
Great Wall of Gorgan inIran, (World's second longest wall)[4][5]
Long Wall of Quảng Ngãi inQuảng Ngãi,Vietnam.
Kumbhalgarh, inRajasthan, India
Smbat Walls
Walls of Constantinople in TurkeyAnastasian Wall in Turkey
Antonine Wall inScotland, United Kingdom – part of UNESCO site 430[6]
Aurelian Walls of Rome
Walls of Ston inCroatia
Danevirke, GermanyRomanlimes in Upper Germania, Lower Germania and Rhaetia, Germany – part of UNESCO site 430[6]Hadrian's Wall in England – part of UNESCO site 430[6][7]Long Wall (Thracian Chersonese)Offa's Dyke betweenMercia (England) andPowys (Wales)
Serpent's Wall, the ancient walls inUkraineWall of Severus, between Roman Britain and [not recorded]
Silesia Walls,Poland
Trajan's Wall, inDobruja,RomaniaAthanaric's Wall, RomaniaWat's Dyke parallel, for part of the distance, toOffa's Dyke, England:Wales.
Atlantic Wall inNazi-occupied France
Berlin Wall inBerlin separatingWest Berlin fromEast Germany 1961–1989 (in concrete: 1975–1989)[8]Inland Customs Line 2,500 miles (4,000 km) built 1843 onward inBritish IndiaIndia–Pakistan barrier
Bangladesh–India border
Sections of theIsraeli West Bank barrier,West Bank[9]
Sections of theBlue Line betweenLebanon andIsrael[10]Belfast Peace Lines inBelfast,Northern Ireland, UK
Korean Wall (alleged byDPRK),Korean Demilitarized Zone[11]
Ceuta border fence, inCeuta, Autonomous city of Spain
Melilla border fence inMelilla, Autonomous city of Spain
US-Mexico Border,[12] including theTortilla Wall
Frontier Closed Area alongHong Kong-China border
Hungary-Serbia Barrier
Turkey-Syria BarrierTurkey-Iran Barrier
Slovenian border Barrier
Pakistan–Afghanistan barrier
Myanmar-Bangladesh Border FenceIndia–Myanmar Barrier
Poland–Belarus barrier[13]
Moroccan Western Sahara Wall
Communards' Wall in thePère Lachaise Cemetery, inParis, FranceDemocracy Wall, inBeijing (1978–1979)
Lennon Wall inPragueVietnam Veterans Memorial, often called the Wall, inWashington, D.C.Pine Grove Cemetery, second-longest contiguous stone wall in the world, inLynn, MassachusettsLennon Wall inHong Kong
