The French government developed the town as a fortified port.

The Pythagoreion is an ancient fortified port in Samos, Greece.

The largest of these defensive installations was a French military fortified port at Louisbourg Harbour on Cape Breton Island.

Beyond the massive Marine Gate erected by Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah in 1769 lies the fortified port.

The Kronstadt Sea Fortress used to be considered the most fortified port in the world.

Operation Undergo was the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division's operation to take the fortified French port of Calais in September 1944.

Bissau had been founded in 1687 by Portugal as a fortified port and trading center.

The city was founded in 1687 by Portugal as a fortified port and trading center.

Due to its strategic position in the Mediterranean Sea, Alghero was built around a fortified port, founded around 1102 by the Genoese Doria family.

In 1245, Emperor Frederick II granted Ascoli Piceno a stretch of coast between the Ragnola river and Tronto river to build a fortified port.