A visit to Kolmanskop ghost town in Namibia

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A visit to Kolmanskop ghost town in Namibia

STORY: A visit to Kolmanskop ghost town in Namibia SHOOTING TIME: May 1, 2024 DATELINE: May 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: KOLMANSKOP, Namibia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Kolmanskop ghost town STORYLINE: In the southern part of Namibia, heaps of sand fill the German-architecture-style buildings in deserted Kolmanskop town. Known as the ghost town, the once prosperous diamond mining hub has become a popular destination for both local and international travelers. Kolmanskop, located less than 10 kilometers from the main port of Lüderitz town, was founded in 1908 after a local rail worker named Zacharias Lewala discovered a diamond and showed it to August Stauch, a German railroad inspector and supervisor at that time. With the discovery of minerals, the town began to develop and attract more settlers. By the 1920s, Kolmanskop's population had grown to 1,200 from about 700 families. The diamond mines, however, dried up after World War I, depleting the town's resources and causing its

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