Kolmanskop (or Kolmannskuppe) is a ghost town in southern Namibia, Africa. It developed after the discovery of diamonds in the area in 1908, to provide shelter for workers from the harsh environment of the Namib Desert. The village was built like a German town, with facilities like a hospital, ballroom, power station, school, skittle-alley, theater and sport-hall, casino, and ice factory.
Kolmanskop declined after World War I as diamond prices crashed. It was abandoned in 1956 but has since been partly restored. The geological forces of the desert mean that tourists can now walk through houses knee-deep in sand.
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