From the military point of view, name and size of the place 'don't matter': all that matters is its…

Whenever you wonder 'why': mind the WWII in northern Africa. British, Germans, and Italians were killing each other there for three years …

From the military point of view, name and size of the place 'don't matter': all that matters is its geographic position, local topography, road network etc.

Whenever you wonder 'why': mind the WWII in northern Africa. British, Germans, and Italians were killing each other there for three years - for literal 'nothing in the middle of nowhere', but considered 'important' beause it was 2-3 metres higher than the area around it....