The passage through the gatehouse was lengthened to increase the amount of time an assailant had to spend under fire in a confined space and unable to retaliate.
Tabarat tatimarat ehan wa militairtan taqal asisagdahan fal asiwid nalwaq ye maxdaran anihaga arakiy daw afew dǎɣ edag atiwakatan əd waradobat asuxil.