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The Amman Citadel is a historical site at the center of downtown Amman, Jordan. Known in Arabic as Jabal al-Qal'a, (جبل القلعة),
the L-shaped hill is one of the seven jabals(mountains) that originally made up Amman. Evidence of occupation since the pottery Neolithic period
has been found. It was inhabited by different peoples and cultures until the time of the Umayyads, after which came a period of decline and for much
of the time until 1878 the former city became an abandoned pile of ruins only sporadically used by Bedouin and seasonal farmers.
Despite this gap, the Citadel of Amman is considered to be among the world's oldest continuously inhabited places.
Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Citadel Hill (Fort George). Citadel Hill is a glacial drumlin located on the Halifax Peninsula. It measures approximately 80 metres[citation needed] above sea level and affords a commanding view of the entrance to Halifax Harbour, as well as nearby George's Island and McNabs Island.
Saturday in Budapest. Brian and I took an open top bus which you could hop on or off. The city is amazing and there were so many pictures that I could take but this had to be the one of the view of the Danube from the Citadel. I will be sad to be leaving for Riga tomorrow.
The Citadel in Hue, Vietnam. January 2023.
The huge Citadel (11km around the outer wall) where the 13 kings of Vietnam ruled from 1802 to 1945. The last king abdicated at the end of the Second World War after the Japanese were kicked out and Ho Chi Minh took over. Most of the citadel area was destroyed during the Tet Offensive in 1968. There are three layers in the Citadel, each surrounded by a moat – the outer layer, and the inner layers which include the Imperial City and the Purple Forbidden City. The King occupied the centre layer. The area is being reconstructed gradually. The gardens are extensive and include many large and ancient bonsai plants.
Mosque at the Erbil Citadel, which dates back to at least 5,000 B.C - making Erbil one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Since 2014 it has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Most of the mound (apart from one) had been abandoned recently so the government can renovate it. The government has plans to move back 50 families once the renovation is over.
Erbil, Iraqi-Kurdistan, Iraq.
The Citadella, also known as the Citadel is a historic fortified city or castle which lies in the heart of Victoria, Gozo, Malta.