These days the only things that land on Hashima Island are the shits of passing seagulls. An hour or so’s sail from the port of Nagasaki, the abandoned island silently crumbles. A former coal mining facility owned by Mitsubishi Motors
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10-10-2010, 03:54 PM #1FarangRedGuest
Abandoned Places
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10-10-2010, 03:55 PM #2FarangRedGuest
Varosha, Famagusta. Tourist area that has been abandoned since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974Last edited by FarangRed; 10-10-2010 at 04:07 PM.
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10-10-2010, 03:56 PM #3FarangRedGuest
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10-10-2010, 03:58 PM #4FarangRedGuest
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10-10-2010, 03:59 PM #5FarangRedGuest
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10-10-2010, 04:02 PM #6FarangRedGuest
Hashima Island, a former coal mining facility. it was once the most densely populated place on earth, packing over 13,000 people into each square kilometre of its residential high-risers. It operated from 1887 until 1974, after which the coal industry fell into decline and the mines were shut for good. With their jobs gone and no other reason to stay in this mini urban nightmare, almost overnight the entire population fled back to the mainland, leaving most of their stuff behind to rot.
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10-10-2010, 04:03 PM #7FarangRedGuest
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10-10-2010, 04:43 PM #9Thailand Expat
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Reminds me of a few villa developments around Phuket
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10-10-2010, 04:51 PM #10loob lor geezer
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Interesting thread FR. Whats the story on Famagusta ? Has it remained empty because no one wants to go there or are people forbidden to go there ? Lot of nice real estate going to waste.
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10-10-2010, 05:59 PM #11Thailand Expat
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Real interesting thread, hope there is some follow ups.
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10-10-2010, 06:25 PM #12I'm in Jail
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I think HuaHin and Phuket has a few of those,
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10-10-2010, 07:17 PM #13Thailand Expat
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Didn't Famagusta used to be really popular?
Anyhow.
Chernoble.
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10-10-2010, 08:09 PM #14FarangRedGuestI've actually been there and the last time I was driving along the white line if you like from Nicosia to Ianapa which is just below Famagusta but you could still see washing on the line, the Turkish troops on one side and th UN on the other side
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10-10-2010, 08:09 PM #15Band
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Correction! the Turkish liberated Cyprus Originally Posted by FarangRed
Varosha, Famagusta. Tourist area that has been abandoned since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974
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10-10-2010, 08:21 PM #16FarangRedGuestIt's just a grave yard no one wants to live there as far as I know Originally Posted by Bangyai
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10-10-2010, 08:23 PM #17FarangRedGuestSo how come it's remained empty ever since, not even the Turks go there Originally Posted by oldgit
Correction! the Turkish liberated Cyprus Originally Posted by FarangRed
Varosha, Famagusta. Tourist area that has been abandoned since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974
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10-10-2010, 08:25 PM #18FarangRedGuestYes you are rite the best beaches were there the place was rocking Originally Posted by the dogcatcher
Didn't Famagusta used to be really popular?
Anyhow.
Chernoble.
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10-10-2010, 08:28 PM #19FarangRedGuestThanks guys I've got loads but had to go out earlier for a beer or 2 I got many follow ups Originally Posted by Bower
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10-10-2010, 08:28 PM #20Band
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It was no mans land on the green line between the Turks and Greeks, some say it was mined, dont know if true.
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10-10-2010, 08:29 PM #21FarangRedGuest
Abandoned buildings, properties and places take on remarkably different aesthetic character and are treated differently from one culture to the next – particularly in Asian nations where beliefs about the cultural role of architecture or the whims of a dictator can vary greatly. From South Korea to North Korea, Cambodia to Thailand and Azerbaijan to Hong Kong here are seven amazing oriental and subcontinental abandonment from the Near East to the Far East, from skyscraper hotels and pod cities to shopping malls and amusement parks and everything in between.
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10-10-2010, 08:31 PM #22FarangRedGuestI'm still here and I sat and had a ciggy with the turks Originally Posted by oldgit
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10-10-2010, 08:42 PM #23FarangRedGuest
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10-10-2010, 08:43 PM #24FarangRedGuest
Sanzhi pod city
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10-10-2010, 08:52 PM #25FarangRedGuest Originally Posted by the dogcatcher;1
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