1. Kolmanskop (Namibia): Buried in the Sand
Kolmanskop is a ghost town in southern Namibia, a few kilometers from the port of Lüderitz. In the year 1908 Lüderitz diamond fever, and the people then headed to the Namib desert to acquire wealth easily. In the past two years created a magnificent city with its infrastructure, such as casinos, schools, hospitals, also by building an exclusive housing that stood in fields that used to be barren and the desert.
But after the first world war, buying and selling diamonds to be stopped, this is the beginning of the end of it all. During the year 1950 the city began to leave, the sand began to ask again what is theirs. Sturdy metal board collapsed, beautiful gardens and tidy streets were buried under the sand, windows and doors at each bergeretak hinges, plate-glass windows as wide apart to show the destruction of the towering sand.
A new ghost town had been born, until now seen a couple of buildings still standing, also there is like a theater building is still in very good condition, and the rest, the houses destroyed and crushed sand into a row of houses a scary ghost.
2. PRIPYAT (Ukraine): Chernobyl workers Houses
Prypiat is a major city in the isolated region in northern Ukraine, is a residential area of the Chernobyl nuclear area workers. This region died since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster that engulfed nearly 50,000. After the incident, the location is practically like a museum, became part of Soviet history. Building apartments (four are buildings which have not been occupied), swimming pools, hospitals, and many other buildings were destroyed. And all content contained in these buildings left in it, such as archives, TV, toys, furniture, valuables, clothing and other like most of all the families in general.
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Residents can only retrieve important documents, books and clothes that are not contaminated by nuclear. However since the 21st century, is no longer any valuables left behind, even dikamar kecilpun seats taken by looters, many of the buildings that it was robbed from year to year. Buildings are no longer maintained, with a leaky roof, and the inside of buildings flooded in the rainy season, more and more to make the city truly a ghost town. We can see trees growing on the roof of the house, a tree that grows in the house.
3. San Zhi (Taiwan): a futuristic resort
North adjacent to Taiwan, there is a futuristic kampung, was originally built as a luxury resort for the rich. However, after a lot of fatal accidents during the construction of the project eventually halted.
After experiencing funding difficulties and the difficulties of the workers who would work on the project eventually resort development is completely stopped in the middle of the road. The rumors then appeared, many villagers said the area is home to the ghosts, from those who have died.
4. Craco (Italy): The city's stunning mid
Craco located area and the province of Basilicata Matera about 25 miles from the Gulf of Taranto. This mid-city area that typically has a covered hills undulating expanse of agriculture and grain and other agricultural crops. Ditahun 1060 when ownership of land owned by the bishop Craco Arnaldo Tricarico diocesan leadership. Long-standing relationship with the church brought a lot of influence to the whole population. In the year 1891 Craco population of more than 2000 people, then they hit a lot of social problems and poverty that many of them desperate, between the years 1892 and 1922 around 1300 people moving to North America. Poor agricultural conditions coupled with natural disasters earthquakes, landslides, and war is what causes them to migrate en masse.
Between 1959 and 1972 Craco earthquake rocked back and landslides. In 1963 the remaining population of around 1300 people eventually moved to a valley near Craco Peschiera, and until now the original Craco still linger in a state of decay, leaving shattered remnants population.
5. Oradour-sur-Glance (France): the horror of WWII
Small settlements Sul Glane Oradour in France showed a condition of a terrible situation. During World War II, 642 residents were massacred by German soldiers as a form of revenge for the treatment of France at that time. Germany who was actually intended to attack the area near Sul Glane Oradour but finally they attacked the small village on June 10, 1944.
according to the testimony of those who survived, the population included men into a warehouse and German soldiers opened fire on their feet so they die slowly. Women and children are being entered into the church, finally all were killed when they tried to get out of the church. Kampong really destroyed the German army at that time. And to this day the ruins of the village is still standing and the witnesses how cruel events that occurred at that time.
6. Gunkanjima (Japan): the forbidden island
This island is one of 505 uninhabited islands in Nagasaki Japanese administration area, about 15 kilometers from Nagasaki. The island is also known as "Gunkan Jima" or the island of warships. In the year 1890 when a company (Mitsubishi) bought the island and began a project to retrieve coal from the seabed around the island. In 1916 they built the first large concrete on the island, a block of apartments built for the workers and also serves to protect them from hurricanes.
In 1959, population had swelled, then the population density reached 835 people per hectare for the whole island (1391 per hectare for residential central region), a dense population that has ever happened in the world.
As petroleum replaced coal in 1960, coal mines began shutting down, not least in Gunkan Jima, in 1974 Mitsubishi officially announced the closing of the mine, and finally emptied the island. In 2003 this island as a setting dimbil movie "Battle Royal II" and inspired a popular game "Killer7".
7. KADYKCHAN (Russia): memories of the Soviet Union
Kadykchan is one of a small town in Russia that were destroyed during the collapse of the Soviet Union. Residents were forced to fight to get access to water, health services and schools. They should get out of the city within 2 weeks, to occupy other cities and occupy the new house. City with a population of about 12,000 people on average as a tin miner was emptied. They left their homes with all its furniture. So you can find toys, books, clothing and various items in the empty city.
8. KOWLOON Walled City (China): A lawless city
Kowloon big cities are located outside Hong Kong, China. Formerly occupied by Japan during World War II and subsequently taken over by squatters after Japan's surrender. China wanted the British government responsible for this city, because the city is a city that does not irregular and did not adhere to government law.
Its population, residents built a high lybirint corridor filled roads clogged with trash, a very high building, making the sun could not shine. The whole city lit by neon. The city is full of brothels, casinos, homes and drug opium and cocaine, there are many foods from the meat of dogs and there are also secret factories are not affected by this otoritas.Keadaan finally ended when in 1993, the decision was made by British government and authorities of China to stop all that.
9. Famagusta (Cyprus): once a top tourist destination, now a ghost town
Varosha is an area that is not recognized by the republic of North Cyprus. Before the year 1974 Turkey invaded Cyprus, this area is a modern tourist area in the city of Famagusta. In the past three decades, the city was abandoned and became a ghost town. In the 1970s, it became a major tourist destination in Cyprus. To provide a satisfactory service to the tourists, the city is building a variety of luxury buildings and hotels.
When the Turkish army occupied the region, they maintain and fenced area, must not go out into the city without permission from the Turkish army and UN troops. Plans to return back to the hand control Varosha Greece, but the plan never materialized. Nearly 34 years the city is allowed and there is no improvement. Slowly these buildings were destroyed, metal started to rust, jedela broken, and the roots penetrate the walls and sidewalks. Turtle nesting in the abandoned beach. In 2010, the Turkish government intends to reopen Varosha to the tourists and the city can be inhabited again, and will be one of the most influential cities in uatara island.
10. Agdam (Azerbaijan): once a city of 150,000 people, now lost
Agdam big cities in Azerbaijan is one of the big city population reached 150,000 people. But then disappeared after the year 1993 throughout the war of Nagorno Karabakh. Although the city was not directly the basis for war, but the city still get the effect of the war, with the victims of the attitude of the Armenians who destroy the city.
The buildings were destroyed and finally abandoned its inhabitants, leaving only the mosques are still intact. Agdam own population had moved on to other areas, such as to Iran.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
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