citadel
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Closer to the border, the citadel in the village of Shamaa was also partly destroyed by the Israeli military.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Peru is home to many of the Americas' most significant archaeological discoveries, including the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in the Andes and the mysterious Nazca Lines etched into the desert along the central coast.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025
During a lull in heavy rain late Friday, a torchbearer lit a cauldron in front of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple, on the citadel that dominates the Athens skyline and is Greece’s top tourist draw.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024
This winter, he and Murphy went to Peru and toured Machu Picchu, the 15th-century Inca citadel perched on an 8,000-foot-high mountain ridge.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2024
She said coolly, “When it comes to the defense of the citadel and our five lives...yes, you are.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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