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HDH2506 t1_jb0zil2 wrote

What was the largest walled city in history? How big was it?

Also, how difficult was it to defend?

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Stalins_Moustachio t1_jb4m8bp wrote

Hey there. I'm not too sure on the accurate size measures, but I would say that some of the largest walled cities today would definitely include Istanbul (historic Constantinople); Carcassonne, France; Jerusalem; and X'ian, China. Each had their own merits on defences, the most resolute (by historical record) seems to be Istanbul, due to the Theodosian Walls.

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