Editing Palisade (section)

== Ottoman Empire ==
{{Main|Palanka (fortification)}}
[[File:Palanka Fort 2.png|thumb|A simple palanka with its curtain walls made of timber and wattle fences]]
A "palanka" was a type of wooden fort constructed of palisades, built by the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans during the 16th and 17th centuries. They could be erected for a variety of reasons such as protecting a strategically valuable area or a town<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Burcu|first=Özgüven|title=The Palanka: A Characteristic Building Type of The Ottoman Fortification Network in Hungary|url=https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/35636735/Palanka_A_Characteristic_Building_Type-_EJOS.pdf?1416377889=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DThe_Palanka_A_Characteristic_Building_T.pdf&Expires=1603260520&Signature=W5tty-rpcCX~LHnXmTt3ijT8jFIEwIr2bt9J9Z205Emdfg0d6JYFvXBlMRY6V4cBU1U9J8HM2-cu-L4tSgafR4~hYI5k8mS4ED6NLyAIqBKLnJquBpOJjeG4yc~rw5417t7wfFb~TzFXFvwn9jG7S~US670UdPPXso8A7wLl~gEaITN6psNhPnLUhBJc8l8xmAFlT68rPVuBGR3zLa5dzB5Lp8tshIGtrVMlY9KW5Wa-y8m1sb-hcqEP7v12RYbouLQs2Mc9Y7128Y~y7DwP2EreBJ-Q~vYF4EbQOUpM-mfNnIkIIAXNDwI3FqKvcvi4Zw~kccgelQTbKeLhj28ztQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023030024/https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/35636735/Palanka_A_Characteristic_Building_Type-_EJOS.pdf?1416377889=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DThe_Palanka_A_Characteristic_Building_T.pdf&Expires=1603425583&Signature=G-Dcl5CaaVmBZe42IYsQzNzL7r1M3ydCojW~SJmVhnVJ291zw5w8jZ0n2OBOt2FNm5JZFHjx5RkHIH0SluYmVHIT~szEgO7WtJefpSahopZKWqknLnElykr24apguuRmX6fHomVYOaTfTV27uckCGbbNTdL6MYhtvMRU9S51K~neKWxb633NZg1aAlM7JxRBs7T4546iZZ6tRTCi0i53rnBzvqCMiPHtbGJ7V876cM1zZV5v5IN9qv4k0PFuoRPDybXx~DkyrEzetmZiq7LmPjYxjK--m1rWIEOmQ9O-lV4V-lBL5kYjSjUjKAfXaIz2YJWT9HYifosXyERFkAtbRQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA|archive-date=23 October 2020|access-date=21 October 2020}}</ref> Some palankas evolved into larger settlements.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Az Bilinen Bir Yerleşme Tipi Palangalar ve Erzincan Ovasında Palanga Yerleşmesi Örnekleri - PDF Free Download|trans-title=A Little-Known Settlement Type Palanga and Examples of Palanga Settlements in Erzincan Plain|url=https://docplayer.biz.tr/18808840-Az-bilinen-bir-yerlesme-tipi-palangalar-ve-erzincan-ovasinda-palanga-yerlesmesi-ornekleri.html|access-date=2020-11-16|website=docplayer.biz.tr|language=tr}}</ref>

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