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A Tegart fort is a style of militarized police "fortress" constructed throughout Palestine
Palestine

Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It is derived from a name used already much earlier for a narrower geographical region, mainly along the coastal region....
 during the British Mandatory period.

The forts are named after British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 police officer and engineer Sir Charles Tegart
Charles Tegart

Sir Charles Augustus Tegart was the second son of Reverend Joseph Poulter Tegart. He joined as the head of the Detective Department of Kolkata Police and virtually controlled the Special Branch since his joining Calcutta Police in 1901....
, who designed them in 1938 based on his experiences in the Indian insurgency
Revolutionary movement for Indian independence

The Revolutionary movement for Indian independence is often a less-highlighted aspect of the Indian independence movement -- the underground revolutionary factions....
. Tens of the reinforced concrete block structures were built to the same basic plan, both along the so-called "Tegart's wall
Tegart's wall

Tegart's Wall was an 18-ft-wide barbed wire fence erected on the northern border of British Mandate of Palestine, in 1938, to prevent brigands from crossing the Syria and Lebanon border to join the Great Uprising....
" of the northern border with Lebanon
Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....
 and Syria
Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
, and at strategic intersections in the interior of Palestine.

Many of them stand to this day, and some continue to be used as jails.






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A Tegart fort is a style of militarized police "fortress" constructed throughout Palestine
Palestine

Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It is derived from a name used already much earlier for a narrower geographical region, mainly along the coastal region....
 during the British Mandatory period.

The forts are named after British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 police officer and engineer Sir Charles Tegart
Charles Tegart

Sir Charles Augustus Tegart was the second son of Reverend Joseph Poulter Tegart. He joined as the head of the Detective Department of Kolkata Police and virtually controlled the Special Branch since his joining Calcutta Police in 1901....
, who designed them in 1938 based on his experiences in the Indian insurgency
Revolutionary movement for Indian independence

The Revolutionary movement for Indian independence is often a less-highlighted aspect of the Indian independence movement -- the underground revolutionary factions....
. Tens of the reinforced concrete block structures were built to the same basic plan, both along the so-called "Tegart's wall
Tegart's wall

Tegart's Wall was an 18-ft-wide barbed wire fence erected on the northern border of British Mandate of Palestine, in 1938, to prevent brigands from crossing the Syria and Lebanon border to join the Great Uprising....
" of the northern border with Lebanon
Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....
 and Syria
Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
, and at strategic intersections in the interior of Palestine.

Many of them stand to this day, and some continue to be used as jails. One is used for the controversial Camp 1391
Camp 1391

Camp 1391 is a controversial Israel Defense Force prison for "high-risk" prisoners. The existence of the camp and its inmates was completely unknown to the public until 2003, and details of its nature are still not entirely clear....
 prison for "high-risk" prisoners.

Alternate name

In Israel, Tegart is commonly misspelled as Taggart.

This is probably from the compound transliteration
Transliteration

Transliteration is the practice of transcribing a word or text written in one writing system into another writing system or system of rules for such practice....
 of an English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 name into Hebrew and then back into English.

Existing examples of Tegart forts

  • Latrun
    Latrun

    Latrun is a strategic hilltop in the Ayalon Valley overlooking the road to Jerusalem. It is located 15 kilometers west of Jerusalem and 14 kilometers southeast of Ramla....
     museum
  • The Mukataa
    Mukataa

    Mukataa Palestinian Mukataas were mostly built during the British Mandate of Palestine as Tegart forts and were used both as British government centers and as dwellings for the British administrative staff....
     in Ramallah
    Ramallah

    Ramallah is a Palestinian people city in the central West Bank adjacent to al-Bireh with a population nearly 25,500. Ramallah is located 10 kilometers north of Jerusalem and currently serves as the administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority....
  • Jericho
    Jericho

    Jericho is a city located near the Jordan River in the West Bank of the Palestinian territories. It is the capital of the Jericho Governorate, and has a population of over 20,000 Arabs....
     jail
  • Kfar Saba
    Kfar Saba

    Kfar Saba is a List of Israeli cities in the Sharon plain, of the Center District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007, Kfar Saba had a total population of 81,600....
     Police station
  • Metzudat Koach
    Metzudat Koach

    The Metzudat Koach Memorial commemorates 28 soldiers who died during the conquering of the strategically important fortress. The fortress and observation point is located in the Upper Galilee, close to the tomb of Nabi Yusha....
     (Nebi Yusha fortress)
  • Camp 1391
    Camp 1391

    Camp 1391 is a controversial Israel Defense Force prison for "high-risk" prisoners. The existence of the camp and its inmates was completely unknown to the public until 2003, and details of its nature are still not entirely clear....