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The following is a partial list of ghost towns: A street corner in the ghost town of Bodie, California. ...

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Australia

See also: :Category:Ghost towns in Australia

Big Bell, Western Australia Location: 27° 19 S 117° 39 E Ghost town, with a current flyin/flyout mining community, and former railway branch terminus in Western Australias Murchison Region. ... Twofold Bay is a bay in the South East of Australia. ... Eden (postcode 2551. ... Kalgoorlie is a Western Australian city located about 600 km east of Perth. ... Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006)  - Population  2,050,900 (4th)  - Density  0. ... Cassilis Mine, circa 1900 Cassilis is a ghost town in Victoria, Australia. ... A disused building in Cook The Indian Pacific at Cook Cook (30°36′S 130°24′E) is a railway station and crossing loop on the standard gauge Trans-Australian Railway from Adelaide to Perth, with no inhabited places around. ... Cossack police quarters and gaol, now backpacker accommodation. ... Crotty (42°11′ S 145°37′ E) was a gazetted townsite in Tasmania, which had a smelter and railway connection with the North Mount Lyell mine in the very early twentieth century. ... Farina () a town in the far north of South Australia. ... Glen Davis is a mostly deserted oil shale ghost town located 250 km north-west of Sydney, beside the Capertee River at the eastern rim of the Capertee Valley. ... Goldsworthy (20°20′S 119°31′E) was a mining town in Western Australia not far from Port Hedland. ... Leonora-Gwalia area by satellite. ... Leonora is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. ... 630lb gold nugget from Hill End, unearthed in 1872 Hill End () is a former gold mining town in New South Wales, Australia, in Bathurst Regional Council. ... Jay Creek in 1947 Jay Creek is in the MacDonnell Ranges 45 kilometres west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. ... Joadja is a ghost town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. ... Mittagong is a small town with a population of approximately 4000 in the Southern Highlands, New South Wales, Australia. ... Kanowna is a ghost town in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. ... Kiandra is an abandoned gold mining town in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Royal Hotel at Linda finally closed in the 1950s Linda was a mining town in the Linda Valley in the West Coast Range of Tasmania, Australia. ... Maytown was the main settlement on the Palmer River goldfields in Far North Queensland. ... Moliagul (36°45′ S 143°40′ E) is a small township in Victoria, Australia, 202 km north west of Melbourne, (60 km west of Bendigo) notable for the discovery of the worlds largest gold nugget, the Welcome Stranger in 1869. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... Nannine is a ghost town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Ophir is the name of a locality in New South Wales, Australia. ... Pillinger, Tasmania is an abandoned port and townsite in Kelly Basin, on the south eastern side of Macquarie Harbour on the West Coast of Tasmania. ... Abandoned church in Silverton Silverton () is a small village at the far west of New South Wales, Australia, 25 kilometres north-west of Broken Hill. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Tarcoon () is a ghost town located in the Brewarrina Shire of far west New South Wales, Australia. ... View of part Walhalla, showing mainly original buildings - including the fire station built over the creek - as well as some reconstructed ones. ... Baw Baw may refer to: Places in Australia: Baw Baw National Park Baw Baw Plateau Mount Baw Baw Baw Baw Shire Animals: Baw Baw Frog, a critically endangered frog, which lives on the Baw Baw Plateau. ... Western Tyers (37° 56′ 48″ S, 146° 18′ 37″ E) was a small town in the Gippsland region of eastern Victoria (Australia), founded as a timber community in the late 19th century and at its peak home to around 500 residents. ... Wittenoom () is a town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia about 1,106 km north north east of Perth. ... Yerranderrie () is a ghost town within the Kanangra-Boyd National Park of New South Wales, Australia in Wollondilly Shire. ... A panoramic view of the Blue Mountains The Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, are situated approximately 100 kilometres west of Sydney. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ...

Canada

Alberta

Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [Province]) Area Ranked... Location of Del Bonita in Alberta Del Bonita is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada. ...

British Columbia

Main article: List of ghost towns in British Columbia

Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... This is a list of ghost towns in the Canadian province of British Columbia, including those still partly-inhabited as well as those completely abandoned or derelict. ... Anyox was a small company-owned mining town in British Columbia, Canada. ... Ť Barkervilles main street, taken in June 2004, showing the historic buildings and a small stream of water flowing down its sloped, unpaved, roads. ... Bennett, British Columbia, Canada is a mostly-abandoned town next to Lake Bennett. ... A town on Princess Royal Island, British Columbia. ... Cassiar is a ghost town in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Eholt is a ghost town in British Columbia, Canada, 14 km from present day Greenwood. ... Fort Steele was a gold rush boom town founded in 1864 by John Galbraith. ... Harewood is the name of a lake and a plain of the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... Hedley is a town in southern British Columbia, Canada with a population of approximately 400 as of 2005. ... Minto City, sometimes called just Minto, was a gold mining town in the Bridge River Valley of British Columbia from 1936 to 1959 when the last vestiges of the town were inundated by the waters of the Carpenter Lake reservoir following completion of the Bridge River Power Project. ... Ocean Falls is a small community on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. ... Quesnel Forks 1885 Quesnel Forks also simply known as The Forks or grandly known as Quesnel City is a ghost town in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada. ... -1... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Manitoba

  • Archibald, Manitoba
  • Asessippi, Manitoba
  • Bannerman, Manitoba
  • Bender Hamlet, Manitoba
  • Decker, Manitoba
  • Dropmore, Manitoba
  • Ebor, Manitoba
  • Ewart, Manitoba
  • Gartmore, Manitoba
  • Grand Valley, Manitoba
  • Grantown, Manitoba
  • Hecla, Manitoba
  • Hilton, Manitoba
  • Horod, Manitoba
  • Isabella, Manitoba
  • Lavinia, Manitoba
  • Littleton, Manitoba
  • Makinak, Manitoba
  • Manitoba City, Manitoba
  • McAurthur's Landing, Manitoba
  • McConnell, Manitoba
  • Methven, Manitoba
  • Millford, Manitoba
  • Moore Park, Manitoba
  • Mountain Road, Manitoba
  • Mowbray, Manitoba
  • Neelin, Manitoba
  • Nelsonville, Manitoba
  • Norquay, Manitoba
  • Odanah, Manitoba
  • Old Dauphin, Manitoba
  • Old Deloraine, Manitoba
  • Old Stockton, Manitoba
  • Olha, Manitoba
  • Polonia, Manitoba
  • Rea, Manitoba
  • Seech, Manitoba
  • Sioux Village, Manitoba
  • Souris City, Manitoba
  • Spearhill, Manitoba
  • Ste. Elizabeth, Manitoba
  • Stockton, Manitoba
  • Totogan, Manitoba
  • Wakopa, Manitoba
  • West Lynne, Manitoba
  • Whitewater, Manitoba
  • York Factory, Manitoba*

Several abandoned Mennonite Villages cross the Southern Part of the Province. Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Official languages English and French, per mandate of the Constitution Act 1982 Government - Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard - Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 14 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 15, 1870 (5th... Neelin, Manitoba is a town (population approx. ... Olha, Manitoba is a Ukrainian community in Manitoba. ... Ruperts Land, showing the location of York Factory York Factory was a historic settlement and longtime headquarters of the Hudsons Bay Company in North America, located on the southwestern shore of Hudson Bay in present-day northeastern Manitoba, Canada. ...

  • Although not really a town, York Factory is an abandoned Fur Trading Post.

Nova Scotia

Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit(Latin) One defends and the other conquers Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis - Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 11 - Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... Shannon Park is a former military community on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. ...

Ontario

Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... Aultsville is a ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Settled in the early 1850s by Scottish immigrants, Balaclava grew around a mill established by George Scott. ... Balaclava in Renfrew County, Ontario is a near ghost town today, a come down from the bustling lumber town of its heyday. ... Soldiers who remained loyal to the British, were awarded land for their part in the American Revolution. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Byng Inlet was the second largest sawmill operation in Ontario. ... Coopers Falls (or Coopers Falls) is a hamlet in southern Ontario, Canada, on the Black River near the town of Washago. ... Corbyville began when a Mr. ... Creighton Mine is a ghost town in the Ontario city of Greater Sudbury. ... 1837, William Taylor and James Smith erected a saw, grist and wool mill on the banks of the Syndenham River near Dresden. ... At one time, Depot Harbour, Ontario was the western terminus of the Ottawa, Arnprior & Parry Sound Railway and a busy port on Georgian Bay. ... Dickinsons Landing is a ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Farrans Point is a ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Grant is a Ghost town, 25. ... Happy Valley is a ghost town in the Ontario city of Greater Sudbury. ... In 1842, John Gillies built this sawmill upon the Clyde River. ... High Falls is a ghost town in the Ontario city of Greater Sudbury. ... Hamnet Kirkes Pinhey received a 1000 acre land grant as a reward for serving in the British army as a King George IIIs Messenger. ... Indiana is an old village site -- a ghost town -- now within the precincts of the Ruthven Park National Historic Site near Cayuga, in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada. ... Jackfish is a ghost town in northern Ontario located on the north shore of Lake Superior east of Terrace Bay. ... Lost Channel is a ghost town in Parry Sound District, Ontario. ... Maple Grove is a ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Marlbank Is a small village a few Kilometers west of Highway 41. ... Milate is a ghost town in the Ontario city of Greater Sudbury. ... Mille Roches is a ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Milnet is a ghost town in the Ontario city of Greater Sudbury. ... Turn of the century view of the main street Moiles Mills is a ghost town in the Ontario Township of the Northshore. ... Moulinette is a ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Nemegos was a small community which began around 1900. ... This was the destination point for lumber from the Lost Channel mill. ... Parker was another settlement along the Elora-Saugeen road. ... Ponsonby was situated along the Garafraxa Settlement Road (which led from Hamilton to Owen Sound via Guelph) to an area known as the Queens Bush. This settlement road was another government plan to bring settlers to the area (with an offer of 50 acres). ... Santa Cruz is a ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Seguin Falls is a ghost town on the Nippissing Colonization Road. ... Sheeks Island (sometimes also spelled Sheiks) is a ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Spence was another of the little towns that appear on the Nipissing Colonization Road. ... Spragge is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the township of The North Shore in Algoma District. ... The Township of St. ... In 1867, Charles Hendry opened a flax mill employing 60 workers. ... Swords is a ghost town in central Ontario, Canada in the township of Seguin in the District of Parry Sound. ... Victoria Mines is a ghost town in the Ontario city of Greater Sudbury. ... Wales is a ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Woodlands is a ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Worthington is the name of both a community and a ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario, which lie within the boundaries of the city of Greater Sudbury. ...

Quebec

  • Val-Jalbert
  • Gagnon
  • Joutel, Quebec

Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² - Water... Founded in 1901, Val-Jalbert has witnessed the birth of a successful pulp mill, the arrival of sophisticated public services and the lives of dedicated people. ... Gagnon, Quebec is a ghost town, formerly a mining town, in east-central Quebec. ...

Saskatchewan

Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: The Strength of Many Peoples) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart - Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 14 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (Split from NWT) (9th (province)) Area Ranked... Island Falls is a hydroelectric power station operated by SaskPower, a Saskatchewan crown corporation. ... Uranium City is a village in north-western Saskatchewan, Canada. ...

Chile

Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works are two former saltpeter refineries located in northern Chile. ... Puerto Hambre, also known as Puerto del Hambre and at one time as Port Famine, is a historic settlement site at Buena Bay on the west side of the Strait of Magellan approximately 58 km (36 miles) south of Punta Arenas in the Región de Magallanes y la Ant... Sewell is a mining camp located in central Chile on the slopes of the Andes, altitude between 2,000 and 2,250 metres. ...

China

Niya is a site on the southern edge of the Tarim Basin, in modern-day Xinjiang, China at which numerous Buddhist scriptures were recovered. ...

Cyprus

Varosha (Turkish: Maraş)(Greek: Βαρώσια) was the modern tourist area of the city of Famagusta prior to the Turkish invasion in 1974. ... Famagusta (Greek: Αμμόχωστος, Ammochostos; Turkish: Gazimağusa; Italian: Famagosta) is a city on the east coast of Cyprus and capital of the Famagusta District. ...

Finland

  • Jussaari, an old village near the Jussaari mines

Jussaari (in Swedish Jussarö) is an island in Tammisaari, Finland. ...

France

Six of the French villages destroyed in the First World War have never been rebuilt. All are found in the département of Meuse, and were destroyed during the Battle of Verdun in 1916: Sign indicating the site of the destroyed village of Fleury-devant-Douaumont Landscape around Cumières-le-Mort-Homme during the Battle of Verdun During the First World War, specifically at the time of the Battle of Verdun in 1916, nine villages in the French département of Meuse were... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... Meuse is a département in northeast France, named after the Meuse River. ... Combatants France German Empire Commanders Philippe Pétain Robert Nivelle Erich von Falkenhayn Strength About 30,000 on 21 February 1916 About 150,000 on 21 February 1916 Casualties 378,000; of whom 120,000 died. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...

  • Beaumont-en-Verdunois
  • Bezonvaux
  • Cumières-le-Mort-Homme
  • Fleury-devant-Douaumont
  • Haumont-près-Samogneux
  • Louvemont-Côte-du-Poivre

Oradour-sur-Glane was destroyed by a Waffen-SS battalion during the Second World War and its population massacred. The village was subsequently rebuilt nearby, but the ruins of the old village have been preserved. Bezonvaux is a commune of the Meuse département, in northeastern France. ... Sign indicating the site of the destroyed village of Fleury-devant-Douaumont Fleury-devant-Douaumont is a commune of the Meuse département, in northeastern France. ... Oradour-sur-Glane was a village in the Limousin région of France that came under direct German control in 1942, after the occupation of Vichy France by the Wehrmacht. ... Waffen-SS recruitment poster; Volunteer to the Waffen-SS The Waffen-SS was the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...


Guyana

Houses in Jonestown Jonestown was the communal settlement made in northwestern Guyana, by the Peoples Temple, a cult from California. ... This article is about the cult leader. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...

Hungary

  • Derenk, in north-east Hungary, was depopulated between 1938-1943, so that the surrounding area can be used as hunting grounds for Admiral Horthy, regent of Hungary.

For other uses, see Admiral (disambiguation). ... Admiral Horthy inspecting the German fleet with Adolf Hitler Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya (Vitéz Nagybányai Horthy Miklós in Hungarian) (June 18, 1868–February 9, 1957) was a Hungarian Admiral and statesman and served as the Regent of Hungary from March 1, 1920 until October... Regent, from the Latin, a person selected to administer a state because the ruler is a minor or is not present or debilitated. ...

India

This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Dholavira, an ancient metropolitan city, and locally known as Kotada Timba Prachin Mahanagar Dholavira, is one of the largest and most prominent archaeological sites in India, belonging to the Indus Valley Civilization. ... View across Fatehpur Sikri Fatehpur Sikri (Hindi: ) was the political capital of Indias Mughal Empire under Akbars reign, from 1571 until 1585, when it was abandoned, ostensibly due to lack of water. ... Binomial name Bos gaurus H. Smith, 1827 Range map The Gaur (IPA gauɹ) (Bos gaurus, previously Bibos gauris) is a large, dark-coated ox of South Asia and Southeast Asia. ... Hampi (ಹ೦ಪೆ, Hampe in Kannada) is a village in northern Karnataka, on the banks of the Tungabhadra River in India. ... Lakhpat Lakhpat is a place in India. ... Ancient Lothal as envisaged by the Archaeological Survey of India. ... Mandu, or Mandogarh, is a ruined city in the Dhar District in the Malwa region of western Madhya Pradesh state, central India. ... Founded in the 15th century, the city of Goa in south-western India was under Portuguese rule from 1510 until its incorporation in the Republic of India in 1961. ... Pandua, Malda - ruins of a historic town in Malda District Pandua, Hooghly - historic town in Hooghly District Category: ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Map of Ross Island orthographic projection centred over Ross Island Ross Island is an island formed by three volcanoes in the Ross Sea by Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound at . ... --81. ...

Iraq

Babylon (in Arabic: بابل; in Syriac: ܒܒܙܠ in Hebrew:בבל) was an ancient city in Mesopotamia (modern Al Hillah, Iraq), the ruins of which can be found in present-day Babil Province, about 80km south of Baghdad. ...

Iran

Soltaniyeh, situated in the Province of Zanjan, some 240 km to the north-west from Tehran, used to be the capital of Ilkhanid rulers of Persia in the 14th century. ... A model of the current Chogha Zanbil ziggurat, showing the other buildings in the vicinity of the main structure. ...

Ireland

Slievemore is the second highest peak on Achill Island, in County Mayo. ...

Italy

A typical street in present day Bussana Vecchia Bussana Vecchia (Old Bussana) is a 1000 years old ghost town in Liguria a few kilometers from the Italian-French border, it depends administratively from the city of San Remo, IM. // History Bussana was founded probably in the second half of the... Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. ... Avellino is a town and comune, capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. ... For other uses, see Campania (disambiguation). ... This small town in the Belice valley (Sicily, Italy) was destroyed by a earthquake in 1968, it was eventually rebuilt in a safer place a few kilometers away and all the population moved there. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... Tocco Caudio is the name of a town and comune in the Province of Benevento, Campania Region, Italy. ... Benevento is a town and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 km northeast of Naples. ... For other uses, see Campania (disambiguation). ...

Japan

Hashima Island (端島; meaning Border Island), commonly called Gunkanjima (軍艦島; meaning Battleship Island) is one among 505 uninhabited islands in the Nagasaki Prefecture about 15 kilometers from Nagasaki itself. ...

México

Mexico or, in Spanish, México, is: Mexico, a federal republic in North America Mexico City, that countrys capital city Mexican Federal District, the federal district containing that capital city Estado de México (State of Mexico), one of that republics 31 constituent states Mexico is also the... The town of Real de Catorce is located in the desert of the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí, at high altitude of 2,750m, in the Catorce mountain range. ... The Mexican state of San Luis Potosí has an area of 62,848 km² (24,266 mi²). It is in the north-central part of the Mexican republic, bordered by the states of Jalisco, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila, and Zacatecas. ... Nuevo León (Spanish for New León, after the former kingdom in Spain) is a state located in northeastern Mexico. ... Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro, Michoacán, Mexico is a small village near the Parícutin volcano. ... Other Mexican States Capital Morelia Other major cities Lázaro Cárdenas list of municipalities Area 59,928 km² Ranked 16th Population (2000 census) 3,979,180 Ranked 7th Governor (2002-08) Lázaro Cárdenas Batel (PRD) Federal Deputies (13) PRD = 9 PRI = 2 PAN = 1 disputed = 1 Federal... Paricutín is a volcano in the Mexican state of Michoacán, close to the village of the same name. ... For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation). ...

Montserrat

Plymouth is the capital of Montserrat, which is an overseas territory of the U.K. After the volcanic eruption in 1995, the city has been abandoned. ...

Namibia

  • Kolmanskop and Elizabeth Bay old Diamond mining town

Kolmanskop is a small mining village a few km inland from Luderitz, on the southern couast of Namibia. ...

The Netherlands

Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... Schokland (mun. ...

Norway

Coal mining facilities in Pyramiden, 2005 Main street with wooden Siberian-style barracks, 2005 Central square with Lenin statue and sports center, 2005 Pyramiden (Swedish, meaning the pyramid, Russian: , piramida) was a Russian settlement and coal mining community on the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway. ...

Pakistan

  • Amri (Fortified town between 3600 to 3300 BC)
  • Chanhudaro (Settlement between 4000-1700 BC)
  • Ganeriwala (Urban center around 3000 BC)
  • Harappa (Fortified city between 3300-1600 BC)
  • Kot Diji (Ancient site about 3000 BC)
  • Mehrgarh (Ancient settelment around 7000 BC)
  • Mohenjo Daro (Ancient city about 2600-1700 BC)
  • Sokhta Koh (Harappan settlement around 2600-1900 BC)
  • Takht Bhai (Remains of a famous Buddhist monastery from the 1st century CE)

Amri is the site of a Pre-Harappa fortified town which flourished from 3600 to 3300 BC. The site is located south of Mohenjo Daro on Hyderabad-Dadu Road about 110 kilometres north of Hyderabad in Sind province of Pakistan. ... Chanhudaro is an archaeological site belonging to the Indus valley civilization. ... An Indus Valley Civilization site of an urban center in the Punjab near border to India which was discovered in 1970’s. ... Harappa (Urdu: ہڑپا) is a city in Punjab, northeast Pakistan, about 35km (22 miles) southwest of Sahiwal. ... The ancient cite at Kot Diji was the forerunner of the Indus Civilization. ... Mehrgarh was an ancient settlement in South Asia and is one of the most important sites in archaeology for the study of the earliest neolithic settlements in that region. ... Mohenjo-daro ( Urdu: موئن جودڑو, Sindhi: موئن جو دڙو English: Mound of the dead) was a city of the Indus Valley Civilization built around 2600 BC and is located in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. ... Computer-aided reconstruction of coastal Harappan settlement at Sokhta Koh near Pasni, Pakistan. ... Takht Bhai is a Buddhist monastery in Pakistan. ...

Poland

  • Kłomino

Russia

Atil, also spelled Itil (literally meaning Big River), was the capital of Khazaria from the middle of the 8th century until the end of the 10th century. ... Sknyatino is a former village in the Tver Oblast of Russia, situated at the confluence of the Nerl River and the Volga, about halfway between Uglich and Tver. ... Mangazeya was a Northwest Siberian trans-Ural trade colony and later city in the 16-17th centuries. ... Mologa (Моло́га) is a former town in Yaroslavl Oblast, at confluence of Mologa and Volga. ... Sarai Batu (Old Sarai, Sarai-al-Maqrus) was a capital city of the Golden Horde. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Sarkel (or Åžarkil; Turkic for White Fortress) was a large limestone-and-brick fortress built by the Khazars with Byzantine assistance in the 830s. ... Sviyazhsk (Tatar: Zöyä; Свияжск in Russian) was a small town (now village) in Tatarstan (Russia), located at the confluence of the Volga and Sviyaga Rivers. ... Tmutarakan is an ancient city that controlled the passage from the Black Sea to the Sea of Azov. ...

Saudi Arabia

  • Albaten
  • Najd
  • Shaqra
  • Tharmida

Antarctica and sub-Antarctic islands

Deception Island is an island in the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica. ... The crew of the oceanographic research vessel Princesse Alice, of Albert Grimaldi (later Prince Albert I of Monaco) pose while flensing a catch. ... Cumberland Bay and Thatcher Peninsula with King Edward Cove (Grytviken) Grytviken (Swedish for Pot Cove; Grytvika/Grytviken in Norwegian) is the principal settlement in the United Kingdom territory of South Georgia in the South Atlantic. ... The crew of the oceanographic research vessel Princesse Alice, of Albert Grimaldi (later Prince Albert I of Monaco) pose while flensing a catch. ... South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, also claimed by Argentina. ...

Spain

  • Belchite, Zaragoza, Aragón
  • Ochate, Condado de Treviño, Burgos, Castilla y León
  • La Cornudilla, Valencia

Belchite is a town in Zaragoza province, Spain, about 40 km southeast of Zaragoza. ...

Turkey

Troy or Ilion, see Troy (disambiguation) and Ilion (disambiguation). ...

Turkmenistan

Merv – Persian name: مرو; formerly Alexandria and Antiochia in Margiana (Greek: Αντιόχεια η Μαργιανή) – in current-day Turkmenistan, was a major oasis-city in Central Asia, on the historical Silk Road, located near todays Mary. ... Ruins of Muhammad IIs palace in Old Urgench. ...

Ukraine

Chernobyl area. ... Pripyat Abandoned village near Pripyat View of Chernobyl from Pripyat The Ukrainian city of Prypyat (При́пять) (in Russian, Pripyat (При́пять), located (51°22′60″ N 30°6′0″ E) in the north of Ukraine near the Belarus border, is an abandoned city. ...

United Kingdom

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Derwent is a village drowned under the Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire, England. ... North Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Norfolk (IPA: //) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Dunwich (IPA: ) is a town in the county of Suffolk in England, the remnant of what was once a prosperous seaport and centre of the wool trade during the early middle ages, with a natural harbour formed by the mouths of the River Blyth and the River Dunwich. ... Suffolk (pronounced ) is a large historic and modern non-metropolitan county in East Anglia, England. ... Hallsands is a deserted village in South Devon, England, in a precarious position between cliffs and the sea, between Beesands to the north and Start Point to the south. ... “Devonshire” redirects here. ... Imber is an abandoned village in Wiltshire, in England. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Knaptoft is a civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 50. ... Leicestershire ( IPA: (RP), IPA: (locally)), abbreviation Leics. ... Martinsthorpe is a deserted village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. ... Oakham Castle Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ... Nether Hambleton is a former village in Rutland, England that was demolished and submerged - along with its neighbour Middle Hambleton - by the construction of the Empingham Reservoir (now known as Rutland Water). ... This article is about the town in North East England. ... Mercator projection map of the Saint Kilda Island group with inset of the British Isles The Saint Kilda (Scottish Gaelic: Hiort) archipelago, in the North Atlantic is at the outermost limits of the British Isles. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... Stanford is a deserted village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. ... Sturston is a deserted village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. ... Tottington is a deserted village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. ... Tyneham is a ghost village in south Dorset, England, near Lulworth on the Isle of Purbeck. ... Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dÉ”.sÉ™t], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ...

United States

Main article: List of ghost towns in the United States

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See also

This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... . ... An unused highway may reference a highway or highway ramp that was partially or fully constructed but was unused [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] or later closed [10] [11] [12]. An unused ramp can be referred to as a stub ramp [13], stub street [14][2...

External links

  • Ghosttowns.com
  • GhostTownsCanada.ca Lots of pictures of Canadian ghost towns

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Twenty miles south of Tooele is the town of Ophir, where many original building and artifacts have been preserved from its historic mining past.
Near the old mining town of Eureka are several ghost towns such as Silver City and Mammoth.
Twenty-three miles north of the historic town of Callao (which is near the Nevada border) on an unpaved road is Gold Hill, one of Utah's largest, best-preserved ghost towns.
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Ghost towns are common in the mining areas of the Western United States such as Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Montana, and California in the United States, and parts of Australia.
Some ghost towns are tourist attractions, especially those that preserve interesting architecture.
A recent attempt to declare an "Official Ghost Town" in California collapsed when the adherents of the town of Calico[?], in Southern California, and those of Bodie[?], in Northern California, could not come to an agreement as to which of their favorites was more deserving.
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