Closely resembling Namibia’s Kolmanskop, Al Madam is yet another sand-buried village, this one located in a desert about 40 miles southeast of Dubai. The village—which was most likely built in the 1970s and abandoned shortly after—is made up of two … Read More
Abandoned Village
Craco – Matera- Italy
Craco is a ghost town and comune in the Province of Matera, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. The old town was abandoned in 1963 due to recurring landslides. The abandonment has made Craco a tourist attraction and a popular filming location. … Read More
Balestrino – Liguria – Italy
Balestrino is composed by the old historic town, upon a hill, and the new town below it. Abandoned in 1953 for hydrogeological instability, the old center is a ghost town where the modern center is still inhabited today. Source
Varosha – Famagusta – Cyprus
Varosha is a quarter south of the Cypriot city of Famagusta. It is located within Northern Cyprus. Prior to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, it was the modern tourist area of Famagusta. Its inhabitants fled during the invasion, and it … Read More