I'm surprised you didn't mention the green wall in Africa that's supposed to prevent the Sahara's expansion into the Sahel zone.

@kairon156

Жыл бұрын

If was thinking the same thing.

@curtisthomas2670

Жыл бұрын

Benin Walls in Nigeria

@L1M.L4M

Жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I thought of when "climate walls" were brought up

WALL-E better be included.

@RodolfoGaming

Жыл бұрын

Second this

@Monke12320

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@vortex9806

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@estebanod

Жыл бұрын

Lmaoo

@BMTEnjoyer160

Жыл бұрын

EVA

A common misconception is that the german “Atlantikwall” translates to “Atlantic wall”. But that is not the case. A german “Wall” is rather a lose, strategicly placed “rampart”, so the terminology in german is pretty accurate. It was rather never intended to be a wall

@laars2233

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. The english word "wall" would rather work by the german word "Wand" or "Mauer"

@linusminus3

10 ай бұрын

And another word for "rampart" would be "fortification", as explained in the video. Funny with false friends like that.

Hi everyone, Here is a summary of the walls that are mentioned in the video: 00:16 Ancient Mesopotamia Walls 01:26 The Qin and Han Wall 02:52 Hadrian's Wall and Antonine Wall 04:38 The Great Wall of China 05:49 The Atlantic Wall 06:17 The Iron Curtain 06:58 The Korean Demilitarized Zone 07:40 The Berlin Wall 08:14 The Peace Walls in Belfast 08:38 The Green line in Cyprus 09:11 The Moroccan Western Sahara Wall 10:22 The Kashmir LoC 10:49 The Israeli West Bank Barrier and Gaza Wall 12:03 The Trump Wall 13:12 The Japanese sea Wall to stop Tsunami 13:28 Manhattan floodwall Enjoy it !

@seeangel9482

Жыл бұрын

Again an fantastic video

@papazataklaattiranimam

Жыл бұрын

Once again, you chose an Interesting topic and covered an informative video.

@Taxolia

Жыл бұрын

You forgot the Theodosian walls

@TheHardys01

Жыл бұрын

Your videos are great!

@LiamE69

Жыл бұрын

In the province of Britney? Is that where spears came from? There are 4 syllables in Britannia, not two.

The earliest reference to the Mongols classifies them as a Tang dynasty tribe of Shiwei during the eighth century. It was only after the fall of the Liao dynasty in 1125 that they became an important tribe on the Central Asian steppe, but tribal wars weakened their power over the ensuing century. During the thirteenth century, the term Mongol was used to refer to the Mongolic and Turkic tribes who fell under the control of Genghis Khan. The Mongols are primarily a shamanist society; their central deity is the sky god Tenger.

@draphotube4315

Жыл бұрын

Wasn't it Tengri?

The video we never asked for but needed

Another great wall based in the Caucasus includes the Wall of Derbent it was raised by the Sassanid empire to prevent Hunnic-Khazar invasions and really deserved a mention

@ChevyChase301

Жыл бұрын

There was also a wall from the Caspian to merv since Achaemenid times

@StAngerNo1

Жыл бұрын

I was surpised the Atlantic Wall was included but the Maginot Line not, since they are very similar in nature.

In Croatia there is "The Walls of Ston", built in 14th century and is thought to be the longest preserved medieval stone fortification system in Europe, and one of the longest such walls in the world, the world’s second-longest preserved fortification system today. Build by city of Ragusa (Dubrovnik), "only" 5.5km (originally 7km) long, but well preserved, you can walk the whole length of it.

@senrogas387

Жыл бұрын

Yup, King’s Landing

@exist140

Жыл бұрын

I've been there and visited them! truly fascinating. In medieval times, they also extracted a lot of salt from the salt fields there. Those same salt fields still exist and are still in use today.

How original is this! Geohistory never disappoints and the quality stays super high

I still, to this day, think it's funny the most militarized place in the world is the *De*militarized Zone.

@shady3165

8 ай бұрын

Most militarized zone in the world is Kashmir. Not the DMZ between Korea.

@drodrodro9633

7 ай бұрын

​@@shady3165no it's dmz korean wall

@shady3165

7 ай бұрын

@@drodrodro9633 a 5 second Google search would prove you wrong

Amazing video and I love the new addition of the little pieces of art to illustrate what it looks like, like the Normandy bunker coast and the West Sahara walls etc

I just have to give appreciation for this narrator. His cadence goes perfectly with the music. I wish I could pay for more of these videos!

You mentioned the atlantic wall, but im surprised you didnt mention the maginot line. its also not a wall per-se, but definitely more of a wall than the atlantic wall

The channel is very good, the events happening are shown on the map very intuitive and easy to understand. Thank you.

Wasn't expecting the Irish peace walls to appear. Appreciate the mention

Great video ! Keep up the good work!

That first wall sounds like a barrier to stop animals from migrating into the cultivated area and munching on the crops.

Notable exclusions: Majinot Line, Zigfried Line, and the 3,488 mile long Dingo Fence (an environmental barrier).

@Jamie-kk5fq

Жыл бұрын

Those were just defensive fortifications not walls. (Except for the dingo fence)

@campbellgaskin3818

Жыл бұрын

@@Jamie-kk5fq He included the Atlantikwall, which is more similar to the Siegfried and Maginot lines.

@chinguunerdenebadrakh7022

Жыл бұрын

@@Jamie-kk5fq the same as Atlantikwall, but it's mentioned in the video.

Finally, another video from GeoHistory!!

nice to mention that Roman walls weren't as defensive as they were for movement control between the line

@sunnyjim1355

Жыл бұрын

I agree. That is actually a key fact about Hadrian's Wall - it was primarily to control commerce via taxation... not defence.

@Saeronor

Жыл бұрын

@@sunnyjim1355 Not according (even) to this video. Commercial function is shown as merely a later add-on, made possible by relative calm on a specific border, which was (partially) made possible by... guess what.

@thegrasswhistle5238

Жыл бұрын

He mentions that it was also for preventing large migrations. He doesn’t omit anything particularly important, what he says about the Roman walls is true.

Geo History is always informative and unbias to all the parties involved. Love from Indonesia

*Finally more knowledge this video will teach me more then my school ever could.*

@RodolfoGaming

Жыл бұрын

This

@tomacmar

Жыл бұрын

theres a wall on polish-belarussian border

If we include walls against water, I would expect some Dutch walls as well. Afsluitdijk and Westerscheldekering for sure.

another great video, never disappoints.

Your channel is in a disparate need of an upgrade of its map my friend I really love how understandable things get on a map, but the different topographical and environmental differences really do make a change to the story telling

Your videos are incredible! You have great map visuals and interesting topics. I get that they take time to make, but I wish you posted more often.

Great Video! I never knew so much about walls till now :) One thing: why did you leave out the Maginot Line? That would have been another example of "going around the wall"

there is also Kelasuri wall in Abkhazia, Georgia. wall is built in 15-16 centuries by prince of one of western georgian principalities to defend from northern semi nomad Circassian raiders raiding Georgian lands. this wall is main proof of theory which says that modern abkhazians are ones who came after fall of united Georgia and assimilated local Georgians there. alongside with the fact that medieval abkhazian aristocracy had georgian dynastic names and spoke/wrote in georgian language.

Extremely Educational- thank you!

I'm pretty sure the wall of Jericho, now known as the city of Tell es-Sultan is around 8000-10000bce. Not to mention all the structures found in turkey and surrounding areas which are dated to similar times, which include walls.

I was so obsed, thank you so much for link my thouts to other issues....

I liked very much. I really appreciate this kind of history, related to architecture. But unfortunately there are few quality videos of this kind

Mehmed the Conqueror disliked this video 👁️👄👁️

@GeoHistory hi! Firstly, I want to say that you really have a nice channel where you tell chronological facts in the world and i like it. So i just wish you continue this video and that everything is fine with you. Secondly, I want to ask you to do video about evolution of culture, please.🙏🙏🙏 Thank you!

It would have interesting to show what were some of the first ancient cities to have walls were.

@thegrasswhistle5238

Жыл бұрын

It can sometimes be difficult to say

Completly bias! Would love a video on the history of ireland 🇮🇪 your content is class

You guys doing great job, I really appreciate it, please can you make a video about history of Uzbekistan

Great lakes on this map. Includes Volta reservoir in Ghana, I see you!

Thank you for the beautiful video 👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

In 1848 'King Kamehameha III' had walls built all over the Hawaiian Islands 'The Great Mahele' (the great 'divide') to end territorial conflict. (A lot of which still stand today!) Just thought I'd throw that in since I'm from Hawaii🤙

@robertprovost1536

Жыл бұрын

This needs to be included

Im surprised you didn't mention the fences in slovakia, those are pretty much 2m tall concrete walls

What about walled cities? Great stuff nevertheless

Honourable mention would be the Dingo Fence in Australia! even though it’s not a wall (or is it?) (is a fence a wall) (I feel like the Dingo fence is similar to a wall because it’s a physical barrier and pretty sturdy. It isn’t temporary as we would consider a fence to be)

For context the Qin weren't the first to build the wall in northern china, there were already parts of the wall built by other states, Qin simply used them to create one long wall. There is a story how on one military campaign the Qin soldiers were suprised and terrified when they came across a giant wall, part of what is now the great wall of China

Could've cited the walls along the spanish exclaves in morroco

@ajaxnation9504

Жыл бұрын

You can't miss a single chance to mention those cities hein?

Pretty good. The only other wall I could think of was the maginot wall

I gotta say you forgot to mention one of the most important walls of human history and arguably a proper wonder! The Theodossian wall which kept Constantinople firmly greek for several centuries and withstood unending barrages from enourmous Ottoman cannon fire for an entire month! Arguably the greatest City wall in Human history

@sunnyjim1355

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely spot on. The fact that it wasn't very long does not discount it as being one of the most effective walls... ever.

Having lived in Carlisle (in the north of England) for 25 years now, feel pretty damn lucky to have Hadrian's Wall on my doorstep!

@sunnyjim1355

Жыл бұрын

The invaders are coming across the English Channel, in large numbers since 2018... so hasn't the news reached Carlisle yet? 🤣 You utter, utter, numpty.

Stoked for this one

Damn the Narrator voice is so familliar!!! It's driving me crazy where i have heard his voice before.

Best channel ever

I feel u missed out on Walls on Rome, Walls of babylon, Maginot line and the most important of them all, Justinians walls who kept out non romans for hundreds of years

Exelent investigation and presentation ! De un polemico, importante y triste tema a la vez. 👏🏼😃

The art in the circles looks great!

In Istanbul, There was the Theodosian Walls, which first had a moat, the 1st wall, the paratechion, the 2nd wall, the peribolo, and the thick wall. They protected Istanbul (Constantinople) from even Attila the Hun, The Avars, Turkish (Pre-Ottomans) and The Arabs. The Ottomans took a long time, before the wall is breached. Today, many of the walls stand.

I've seen one years ago, need to travel more

The Gaoju (高車 lit. "High Cart"), also known as Tiele,[90] were early Turkic speakers related to the earlier Dingling,[91][92] who were once conquered by the Xiongnu.[93][94] Weishu also mentioned the linguistic and ethnic proximity between the Gaoju and the Xiongnu.[95] de la Vaissière proposes that the Hephthalites had originally been one Oghuric-speaking tribe who belonged the Gaoju/Tiele confederation.[82][96][97]

@user-uj2tk2tv3z

Жыл бұрын

No one cares dude

@Rey-tw9or

Жыл бұрын

who tf cares lmao.

@Snoopy9675

Жыл бұрын

Copied straight from Wikipedia

@stevewilson4718

Жыл бұрын

Turkturd

Very good

There are no walls in the sea. A pirate's life for me.

I like the topic!

I'm looking forward to the Japanese version too.

@GeoHistory

Жыл бұрын

Great ! We are working on it.

I was expecting to see some city walls as well like the Theodosian Walls in Istanbul, wonderful video nevertheless

@spzer2557

Жыл бұрын

Constantinople

How do you do these videos

you should make a tutorial on how you make your vids, im sure lots would love to animate like none other than the legend himself

Don't forget Australia's Rabbit Proof Fence!

@LawpickingLocksmith

Жыл бұрын

They soon need a "Dan" fence to keep lunatics out of NSW!

@robertprovost1536

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!!! That must be included

There is also the city wall of Taroudant in Morocco, which is the third greatest wall in the world.

@observeurr

Жыл бұрын

How long, Morocco got many walls

12:01 nice details

Such a tease. Gotta wait 3 whole days...whhaaaat!?

thank you. i love the narrator's voice.

Humans can be incredibly stupid (making wars and building walls) or completely brilliant (like the person responsible for this channel). I love your videos.

@GeoHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you !

@LightBen

Жыл бұрын

That's a bit over simplist. It's geo politics we're talking about. Where I live, there is one of these walls and thank God it's there, otherwise the other side just keep sending terrorists to slaughter us. And unfortunately, many in the world want us to be slaughtered.

7:30 It's also the most heavily protected nature preserve in the world.

Finally a video that briefly shows suicide and isn't age-restricted.

Another notable wall in history is the Hadrian's Wall in northern England, which was built by the Romans to mark the northern boundary of their empire and protect against invasions by tribes from Scotland. The wall stretched over 70 miles and was a testament to the Roman's military strategy and engineering capabilities. In medieval Europe, walls were commonly built around cities and towns to protect against enemy invasions and raiders. These walls were often constructed of stone and were fortified with towers, gates, and other defensive structures. Walls have also been used for political purposes, such as the Berlin Wall which was erected by the Soviet Union in 1961 to separate East and West Berlin. The wall became a symbol of the Cold War and the division between capitalist and communist ideologies. In recent years, walls have become a controversial topic, with some arguing for their use as a means of border control and others opposing them on humanitarian and practical grounds. The history of walls is a complex one, reflecting the changing needs and priorities of societies throughout history.

Please do a video on the Celts and Anglo saxons

Can you do a video about the discovery of australia?

I would like to see video like : Geopolitics in the Balkans and the security in the balkan region

The Philippine archipelago is also a huge wall for other SEA countries during typhoon season. Thank us later.

Great video!! But should've included the green wall that is planned in the Sahara and the Thar desert

I would’ve loved if you had mentioned the walls of Benin the second largest walls built before the Industrial Revolution

Can you do a video about Ibn Fadhlan who travel to Volga Bulgaria to fulfill the request of the king of the Volga Bulgars?

I never expected to be seeing a video about the history of walls

6:30 The "Iron Curtain" did NOT run through Austria, it went AROUND it.

@GeoHistory

Жыл бұрын

So you mean that before the Austrian reunification in 1955, the soviet sector was part of the Western bloc ?

@dantetre

Жыл бұрын

@@GeoHistory you are right, but 36 years out of 46 years of Cold war it wasn't part of it.

@GeoHistory

Жыл бұрын

I know that, but Churchill did mention the Iron curtain for the first time in 1946 and this was the situation at that time. In the video we can see the date, we are before 1955 and Austria was then still occupied.

Tbh I watched this video mostly for that sick hip-hop beat in the background

"I need to take actions in my life. Where do I begin?" Geo History: We begin in the 3rd Millenium BC

Slightly disappointed they did not include the wall keeping the sea from the Netherlands

You could name Dannevirke. The wall build by Danes in 10th century to hold of the German empire. It is situated in the south of Jutland peninsula.

Constantinople wall: "You might longer than me, but not better than me"

Offa's Dyke was a semi wall drawing a border between Wales and England

Baby wake up. It’s a geo history premiere

Walls? 🤔 As type of fortification or as kind of natural boundary?

John is my favorite sport.

In addition to the Atlantic Wall, Nazi Germany also designated the Westwall (aka Siegfried line) and the Ostwall (aka Panther-Wotan line). The former was built in the 1930s, and slowed the allies down somewhat in 1944. The latter was only devised as an emergency strategy in 1943, and was mostly overcome by the Red Army on the move.

NAH THIS MANS VOICE IS EVERYWHERE

In the province of Brittany? This is in france, you mean Britannia

Why isn't there a Chinese version to this?

Can you make history of the world vid plz

Can you make more videos on European wars?

Can you do a video on Morocco ?

I am surprised the Maginot line didn't make the list

The Walton Family was looking foreword to possible competition when they named their stores Wallmat's. It did not stop Costco or even Amazon!

@carlablair9898

Жыл бұрын

Wal-Mart is named after Sam Wal-ton. Nothing to do with walls.