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696:(a geographer) categorized the different types in the 1930s, making distinctions between temporary and permanent WĂĽstung, settlements used for different purposes (farms or villages), and the extent of abandonment (partial or total). His scheme has been expanded, and has been criticized for not taking into account expansion and regression. Archaeologists frequently differentiate between
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704:(sites where buildings formerly stood). The most drastic period of abandonment in modern times was during the 14th and 15th centuries—before 1350, there were about 170,000 settlements in Germany, and this had been reduced by nearly 40,000 by 1450. As in Britain, the Black Death played a large role in this, as did the growth of large villages and towns, the
268:. Some towns have been lost or moved when dams are built. Others when the settlement was abandoned for any number of other reasons such as recurring natural disasters such as bushfires or changed circumstances. In Australia, an abandoned settlement that has infrastructure remaining is synonymous with
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for the military. As a result of the
Potsdam conference the southern region of “east Prussia” became “Kaliningrad oblast” with the majority of villages permanently destroyed after the German population had been forced out. The same scenario applied to villages of ethnic Germans at the prewar borders
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in a search for food. Many cultivated lands were abandoned—much of
Birbhum, for instance, returned to jungle and was virtually impassable for decades afterwards. From 1772 on, bands of bandits and thugs became an established feature of Bengal, and were only brought under control by punitive actions
1913:. If there are three or fewer inhabited houses, the convention is to regard the site as deserted; if there are more than three houses, it is regarded as shrunken. The commonest causes of DMVs include failure of marginal agricultural land and clearance and enclosure following depopulation after the
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fled the area and nearly 200 villages in
Armenia itself populated by Azeris and Kurds were abandoned by 1991. Likewise, nearly 300,000 Armenians fled from Azerbaijan between 1988 and 1993, including 50 villages populated by Armenians in Northern Nagorno Karabakh that were abandoned. Some of the
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rearing on which the village economy was based were not taken over by the local youth after the lifestyle changes that swept over rural Spain during the second half of the 20th century. The exodus from the rural mountainous areas in Spain rose steeply after
921:. About ten million people, approximately one-third of the population of the affected area, are estimated to have died in the Bengal famine of 1770. Regions where the famine occurred included especially the modern Indian states of
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531:, usually in valleys or on islands, have been abandoned due to inaccessibility. Residents go to live in urban areas with better job opportunities. Some villages have been moved to new sites to make way for reservoirs or
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were abandoned but rebuilt at a later stage. The existence of many of the other villages is known only from militia lists, ecclesiastical or notarial documents, or lists of lost villages compiled by scholars such as
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could expand. Then an economic crisis occurred and this plan for expansion was halted. Then in 1998, another plan for the expansion of the Port of
Antwerp was released and most of the inhabitants fled the town.
1629:, with a pre-war population of 225,000 was completely depopulated during the war, and since its return to government control in 2016, only between 10% and 30% of its population have returned. Further north in
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The villages usually consisted of a chapel surrounded by a number of farmhouses and other buildings. In some cases, such as Ħal-Millieri and Bir Miftuħ, the village disappeared but the chapel still exists.
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Pre-industrial societies and strategies for the exploitation of resources. A theoretical framework for understanding why some settlements are resilient and some settlements are vulnerable to crisis.
1563:. Regarding biodiversity loss, research findings from Mediterranean showed that this is very site-dependent. More recently, the abandonment of land is also discussed by some as an opportunity for
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that has, for some reason, been deserted. In many countries, and throughout history, thousands of villages have been deserted for a variety of causes. Abandonment of villages is often related to
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and notably villages of national heritage, became or are on the way to become depopulated. On a particular course, a lot of villages also became depopulated because of the migration of ethnic
819:(left in 1970). Due to the decrease in rural population beginning in the 1980s, dozens of villages are now threatened with abandonment. The first village officially declared as "died out" was
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to live in large mansions set in large landscaped parklands. Villages that obstructed the view were removed, although by the early 19th century it had become common to provide replacements.
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Keenleyside, C., & Tucker, G. (2010). Farmland abandonment in the EU: An assessment of trends and prospects. Institute for
European Environmental Policy, London, UK. URL:
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and all other Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip. Some structures in these settlements, including greenhouses and synagogues, were left standing after the withdrawal.
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1928:, where extensive archaeological excavations were conducted between 1948 and 1990. Its ruined church and former fishpond are still visible. Some other examples are
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have been allowed to return: 197 lived in the zone in 2012, down from 328 in 2007 and 612 in 1999. However, all of the villages and the main city of the region,
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at the end of the 1970s, but it was later repopulated as an "eco-village". Sometimes depopulated villages were successfully saved as small rural resorts like
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Many villages in the United
Kingdom have been abandoned throughout history. Some cases were the result of natural events, such as rivers changing course or
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In
Australia, the government requires operators of mining towns to remove all traces of the town when it is abandoned. This has occurred in the cases of
1875:. Several other villages had their populations relocated to make way for military installations; these include a group of villages in the vicinity of
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in the 16th–17th centuries. Many of them were never repopulated, and they generally left few visible traces. Real ghost towns are rare in present-day
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in Spain. This spontaneous forest establishment has several consequences for society and nature, such as increase of fire risk and frequency and
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in Bihar. As a result of the famine, these large areas were depopulated and returned to jungle for decades to come as the survivors migrated
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were abandoned between the 14th and 18th centuries. They were abandoned for several reasons, including corsair raids (such as the raids of
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after the war, with
Narmeln as the only settlement on the Soviet side. Narmeln was never repopulated as the Soviet side was made into an
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This article is about the archaeological term for an abandoned settlement. For the term for a more recently abandoned settlement, see
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caused widespread devastation in the winter of 1069–1070. In the 12th and 13th centuries, many villages were removed to make way for
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steeply as people emigrated towards the industrial areas of the large cities and the coastal towns where tourism grew exponentially.
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of the now Czech
Republic and Germany or Austria respectively as all ethnic Germans were expelled from the then Czechoslovakia.
1275:), slow population decline, migration to larger villages as well as political changes such as the transfer of the capital from
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In 1940, Ballinahown in West
Wicklow, was evacuated for the construction of the Blessington Lakes and Poulaphouca Reservoir.
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Of Malta's ten original parishes in 1436, two (Ħal Tartarni and Bir Miftuħ) no longer exist, while others such as
1933:
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Shamaa, Rand. “Contributions from Wealthy Residents Enable Some Returns in Darayya.” Syria Report. Rand Shamaa
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2293:"The Impact of Land Abandonment on Species Richness and Abundance in the Mediterranean Basin: A Meta-Analysis"
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Due to numerous natural disasters in Indonesia, many villages are destroyed, collapsed and abandoned, such as
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663:. A percentage of them were rebuilt next to the original sites, with the original villages remaining in a
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A number of villages, mainly in the north and north western areas of the country, were destroyed during
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In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village (DMV) is a settlement that was abandoned during the
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The abandonment of agricultural land use practices drives the natural establishment of forests through
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2360:"Rewilding: as farmland and villages are abandoned, forests, wolves and bears are returning to Europe"
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2445:"Rebel siege of two Shiite-majority Idlib towns ends with total evacuation of residents, militiamen"
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were displaced, leaving around 400 Palestinian Arab towns and villages depopulated in what became
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358:. Twenty-two thousand people lived there in the 96 settlements that were abandoned, including
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CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources
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1917:. The study of the causes of each settlement's desertion is an ongoing field of research.
1130:" (1770) being a famous commentary on rural depopulation. Notable ghost villages include:
8:
1985:
1980:
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30:. For a list of settlements that fell into terminal decline and became uninhabited, see
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Adventures in Oysterville: The failed oyster and seaside development of Hampton-on-Sea
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Plieninger, Tobias; Hui, Cang; Gaertner, Mirijam; Huntsinger, Lynn (27 May 2014).
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1781:, a village which had its population relocated and was then incorporated into the
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are a group of abandoned villages in Northern Syria dating back to the times of
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Multiple Irish villages have been abandoned during the Middle Ages or later:
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2344:
2262:"Abandonment of agricultural land: an overview of drivers and consequences"
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was created and the entire population was evacuated to prevent exposure to
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One significant event of abandonment in Indian history was due to the
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2103:, Badische Geographische Abteilungen Vol. 10, Freiburg i. Br. 1933.
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Due to aging of population and immigration, a lot of villages in
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The sequence leading to Old Wolverton's abandonment is given at
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555:. Some of these Cypriot villages are reported to be landmined.
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England has an estimated 3,000 DMVs. One of the best known is
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which houses maintenance staff and scientists working at the
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Thousands of abandoned villages are scattered across Russia.
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1229:. In addition, several Jewish communities in what became the
1204:
List of villages depopulated during the Arab–Israeli conflict
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2172:"Medieval Malta: Abandoned Villages, Chapels and Farmhouses"
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In modern times, a few villages have been abandoned due to
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being built and the location being flooded. These include
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2633:. pp. 50–65, 'Lost vills and other forgotten places'
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have either been destroyed or damaged including those in
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133:, environmental destruction, or deliberate clearances.
2411:"The Golan Heights under Israeli Occupation 1967–1981"
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thought to have been exacerbated by the building of a
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Beiträge zur geographischen Betrachtung der Wüstungen
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Pueblos deshabitados - Collado de la Grulla (Teruel)
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Territory of the former British Mandate of Palestine
686:There are hundreds of abandoned villages, known as
19:"Lost village" redirects here. For other uses, see
2630:Final Concords of the County of Lincoln: 1244-1272
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1800:Sometimes villages were deliberately cleared: the
1641:for example, were depopulated completely as their
1621:, have been depopulated. For example, the town of
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1388:have been abandoned due to the expansion of the
1287:in 1571. Many villages were depopulated after a
1256:Ruins of Tal-Baqqari, an abandoned village near
585:List of French villages destroyed in World War I
551:Villages have been abandoned as a result of the
444:, a ban on building was implemented so that the
1529:The traditional agricultural practices such as
1498:; part of the northernmost section of the ruins
799:Hundreds of villages were abandoned during the
2663:Christopher Dyer; Richard Jones, eds. (2010).
2176:Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations
1765:List of lost settlements in the United Kingdom
1613:, many villages in Syria, both in areas under
1522:scattered across mountain areas especially in
1187:, were also fleed by large numbers during the
1890:
571:district, there is an illegal village called
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1695:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
1462:until it became depopulated in 1945 during
1349:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
1208:Depopulated Palestinian locations in Israel
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1012:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
885:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
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623:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
491:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
408:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
314:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
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2115:Peasant Fires: The Drummer of Niklashausen
1731:, a 2,600 km (1,000 sq mi)
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1905:, typically leaving no trace apart from
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720:demolished villages for the creation of
712:, and war (in Germany, particularly the
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350:, the Belarusian government created the
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1843:in Derbyshire. In other cases, such as
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941:. Among the worst affected areas were
2667:. University of Hertfordshire Press.
2581:Research records (formerly PastScape)
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2522:. New Holland Publishers. p. 8.
2495:. New Holland Publishers. p. 8.
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1859:have been demolished to make way for
1466:. The Vistula Spit was split between
1416:of Romania. Notable examples include
1215:1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight
523:Many villages in remote parts of the
352:Polesie State Radioecological Reserve
2389:"Ancient Villages of Northern Syria"
2358:Benayas, José M. Rey (2 July 2019).
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2006:"Triumph of Tolerance or Vandalism?"
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1347:adding citations to reliable sources
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1183:Smaller rural settlements, known as
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1010:adding citations to reliable sources
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929:, but the famine also extended into
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82:Glanzenberg, a 13th-century town in
2260:Rey Benayas, J (1 September 2007).
811:, except the abandoned villages of
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2605:. pp. 945, 98, 265, 335, 363.
2383:
14:
2736:
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1609:In the 2010s, as a result of the
1514:since the early 20th century. In
1240:In August 2005, Israel evacuated
440:In 1968 in the Belgian region of
2036:"AZERBAIJAN: VANDALISM AS USUAL"
1943:
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1424:and Tomnatec and Cioclovina, in
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2142:Ross, Victor (26 August 2003).
2069:Rautio, Samppa (10 July 2022).
1502:Large zones of the mountainous
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2470:. Michael's Bookshop, Ramsgate
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1998:
1458:, was a German village on the
62:Germany, from the 14th century
16:Village that has been deserted
1:
2695:Abandoned villages of Britain
2144:"Hamlets in the 16th century"
1991:
1602:after its victory during the
541:list of villages in Hong Kong
346:In 1988, two years after the
21:Lost Village (disambiguation)
2657:The Lost Villages of England
2519:The Lost Villages of England
2492:The Lost Villages of England
2318:10.1371/journal.pone.0098355
2202:"Russia's decaying villages"
2178:. Paper 4334. Archived from
1594:After the occupation of the
1173:, Achill Island, County Mayo
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537:walled villages of Hong Kong
177:
145:were deserted following the
7:
2665:Deserted Villages Revisited
2659:. London: Lutterworth Press
2601:Beresford, Maurice (1983).
1954:
1793:, or coastal and estuarine
1645:population were evacuated.
1456:westernmost point of Russia
1263:Many small villages around
260:, but not in cases such as
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2741:
2627:Foster, C.W., ed. (1920).
1947:
1894:
1891:Deserted medieval villages
1762:
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1627:Rural Damascus Governorate
1395:
1289:plague epidemic in 1592–93
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147:First Nagorno-Karabakh War
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18:
2170:Hahs, David Gene (2010).
2113:Richard Wunderli (1992).
1897:Deserted medieval village
1567:in rural areas in Spain.
1490:The abandoned village of
1440:Abandoned village in the
1431:
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168:Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
158:Armenian settlements and
2617:History of Milton Keynes
2603:Lost villages of England
2464:Easdown, Martin (2008).
2119:Indiana University Press
1741:limited number of people
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1301:Giovanni Francesco Abela
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1213:As a consequence of the
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141:Hundreds of villages in
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2278:10.1079/PAVSNNR20072057
1845:Tide Mills, East Sussex
1237:were also depopulated.
716:). In later times, the
563:On the western edge of
2516:Driver, Leigh (2009).
2489:Driver, Leigh (2009).
2235:23 August 2012 at the
2230:DespoblaciĂłn en Aragon
1885:Stanford Training Area
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1783:Stanford Training Area
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1633:, the two villages of
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137:Armenia and Azerbaijan
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1932:in Lincolnshire, and
1867:was abandoned due to
1802:Harrying of the North
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1557:ecological succession
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1981:Medieval demography
1841:Ladybower Reservoir
1823:in Gwynedd, Wales,
1753:nuclear power plant
1727:Following the 1986
1589:World Heritage Site
1550:population declined
815:(left in 1943) and
700:(farmed areas) and
2681:Daniel R. Curtis,
2653:Beresford, Maurice
2040:genocide-museum.am
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1773:St Mary Church in
1729:Chernobyl disaster
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1615:government control
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937:as well as modern
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1915:Black Death
1903:Middle Ages
1821:Capel Celyn
1810:aristocrats
1806:monasteries
1604:Six-Day War
1577:Dead Cities
1520:ghost towns
1442:Tver Oblast
1412:during the
1217:during the
947:Murshidabad
927:West Bengal
682:church ruin
657:World War I
573:Simosenkylä
364:Dzernavichy
254:Goldsworthy
172:Nakhichevan
60:Dangelsdorf
2704:Categories
2394:30 October
2206:Al Jazeera
1992:References
1961:Ghost town
1948:See also:
1907:earthworks
1817:reservoirs
1791:silting up
1775:West Tofts
1763:See also:
1705:March 2024
1617:and under
1418:Lindenfeld
1359:March 2024
1242:Gush Katif
1235:Gaza Strip
1177:Tonaroasty
1171:Slievemore
1100:March 2024
1022:March 2024
939:Bangladesh
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833:Szanticska
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583:See also:
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418:March 2024
324:March 2024
270:ghost town
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2078:Iltalehti
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1737:radiation
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1141:Clonmines
1135:Cannakill
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959:Champaran
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529:Hong Kong
472:does not
389:does not
356:radiation
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262:Wittenoom
197:does not
178:Australia
99:Argentina
32:Lost city
2586:15 April
2557:15 April
2345:24865979
2297:PLOS ONE
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1833:Ashopton
1635:Al-Fu'ah
1583:and the
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1470:and the
1392:desert.
1296:Mellieħa
1285:Valletta
1185:clachans
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533:new town
360:Aravichy
266:Big Bell
258:Shay Gap
166:and the
162:outside
160:churches
115:epidemic
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2305:Bibcode
2010:Hetq.am
1881:Norfolk
1853:Tyneham
1837:Derwent
1795:erosion
1779:Norfolk
1745:Pripyat
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1682:sources
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1639:Kafriya
1623:Darayya
1492:Merades
1452:Narmeln
1402:Romania
1396:Romania
1351:removed
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