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Namibia-Kolmanskop

South Namibia. Kolmanskop, is a ghost town, a few kilometers inland from the harbour of Luderitz. It developed in 1908, after the discovery of diamonds in the area. The village was built like a German town. The town declined after WW1 and was abandoned in 1956. The desert mean that tourists can now walk through houses knee-deep in sand.

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South Namibia. Kolmanskop, is a ghost town, a few kilometers inland from the harbour of Luderitz. It developed in 1908, after the discovery of diamonds in the area. The village was built like a German town. The town declined after WW1 and was abandoned in 1956. The desert mean that tourists can now walk through houses knee-deep in sand.