Ghost towns
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A ghost town is a place where physical evidence remains to mark the site of a once-active human settlement which has been abandoned, leaving few or no inhabitants.
UnderstandThere is no commonly accepted definition of a ghost town. It is usually implied to have enough remaining or partially remaining buildings to look like a town.
Natural disasters
Man-made disaster
Economic abandonmentAn abandoned village, in archaeology, is an abandoned settlement with few visible remains.
Stay safeAs these sites are mostly abandoned, their condition is deteriorating rapidly. Roads are often unmaintained. Bridges and structures, if in poor condition, may not be able to bear your weight.
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Ghost towns" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Martin de Lusenet, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons