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Know about a ghost town in Africa abandoned since 50 years

New Delhi: Kolmanskop in Namibia was founded in 1908 when a railway worker, Zacharias Lewala discovered a diamond in this place and showed it to his supervisor, who then got the gem tested and approved.After

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India TV News Desk Published : Dec 25, 2013 22:15 IST Updated : Sep 04, 2014 6:33 IST

New Delhi: Kolmanskop in Namibia was founded in 1908 when a railway worker, Zacharias Lewala discovered a diamond in this place and showed it to his supervisor, who then got the gem tested and approved.

After the discovery,  a large number of German miners began to settle here and declared Kolmanskop as “Sperrgebiet” (meaning prohibited area).

Hundreds of German miners flocked to the place and wanted to try their luck.

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