List of ghost towns by country

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The following is a list of ghost towns, listed by continent, then by country.

Africa

Angola

Central African Republic

Ethiopia

Ivory Coast

Mauritania

Namibia

From 1884 to 1915, Namibia was under the rule of the German Empire, and was known as German South-West Africa. When diamonds were discovered in 1908, German miners flocked to the area, and several new settlements were established, only to be abandoned once the supply of diamonds dried up. The ghost towns that were left behind include:

South Africa

Sudan

South Sudan

Antarctica and sub-Antarctic islands

The ghost town of Grytviken, South Georgia Island

The islands of Antarctica, particularly South Georgia, were popular with whalers during the first half of the 20th century, and many of the settlements on these islands are former whaling stations. Most of them were closed down during the Great Depression, when whaling became unprofitable, and are now abandoned. These settlements include:

Deception Island

South Georgia

Asia

Agdam, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

Cambodia

China

Thames Town in Songjiang imitates a typical English town

Cyprus

The ghost town of Varosha, Cyprus

Georgia

India

Iran

Japan

Malaysia

Oman

Balcony walk, terraces of Sap Bani Khamis, Oman.

Qatar

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Syria

Taiwan

Thailand

The ruins of old Ayutthaya, Thailand.

Turkey

A ruined church in Ani, Turkey.

Europe

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Czech Republic

Estonia

Faroe Islands

Finland

France

Main street of Oradour-sur-Glane, France, unchanged since the German massacre.

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Craco, Italy

Latvia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Broas village 2016

Spain

Belchite, Spain

Ukraine

After the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, hundreds of settlements within the exclusion zone were evacuated. Some have remained abandoned ever since, including:

United Kingdom

In 1942 and 1943, in preparation for the Allied assault on Normandy, several villages were evacuated to be used as training grounds for the British Army and U.S. forces. This was intended to be a temporary arrangement, but many of the villages remained abandoned, and are used for military training to this day. Some of these villages are listed below; most of them are located within the Stanford Battle Area in Norfolk.

North America

Canada

Costa Rica

Mexico

Montserrat

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

United States

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

South America

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Guyana

Peru

Venezuela

See also

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