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Meereen: Kliss Fortress, Croatia
The Klis Fortress is a medieval fortress situated in the village of Klis, 20 minutes north of Split in central Dalmatia, Croatia. From its origin as a small stronghold built by the ancient Illyrian tribe Dalmatae, becoming a royal castle that was the seat of many Croatian kings, to its final development as a large fortress during the Ottoman wars in Europe, Klis Fortress has guarded the frontier, being lost and re-conquered several times throughout its more-than-two-thousand-yearlong history. Due to its location on a pass that separates the mountains Mosor and Kozjak, the fortress served as a major source of defense in Dalmatia, especially against the Ottoman advance,and has been a key crossroad between the Mediterranean belt and the Balkan rear