Country

Namibia

case
1
years
1956–2026

Legend: 1

  1. 1950–1959

    1. 1956–present Forests, islands and abandoned places · Legend Kolmanskop – the Diamond Town Swallowed by the Desert Kolmanskop near Lüderitz A rich German mining town in the Namib was abandoned in 1956. Today sand fills its rooms knee-deep, and some visitors say they are not alone there.