Abandoned Cities and Towns of the World!

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many of them are scary...but unique

I think they are perfect place to take photos ......*ahem* *where is crayon?*
 
wow amazing

i think the spookiest one is the sanatoriun, imagine walking through an abandoned mad hospital:skeleton:

How about abandoned cities of people destroyed by Allahs punishment,mentioned in the quran and hadith, they still exist.
 
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All this reminds me of:
وكلُّ دار وإن طالت سلامتها
يوماً ستدركها النكباء والحوب

And every house, despite how long it remains intact
shall one day face ruin and desertion
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These couplets were said by Utba bin Rabee'ah. Read the following:

The Hijrah of Hadhrat Abd bin Jahash (RA)​

Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas (RA) narrates that Hadhrat Abd bin Jahash (RA) (brother of Hadhrat Abdullah bin Jahash (RA)) was the last person to migrate to Madinah and had become blind. When he resolved to migrate, his wife who was the daughter of Abu Sufyaan bin Harb bin Umayyah disliked it. She advised him to rather migrate to someone else other than Rasulullaah (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam). (Disregarding her advice) He took his family and wealth and secretly left the Quraysh and came to Rasulullaah (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) to Madinah. (His brother-in-law) Abu Sufyan (became very angry and) immediately sold his house in Makkah. Afterwards leather was kept in the house to cure (causing it to stink). When Abu Jahal bin Hishaam, Utba bin Rabee'ah, Shaybah bin Rabee'ah, Abbaas bin Abdil Muttalib and Huwaytib bin Abdil Uzza passed by the house, Utba's eyes flowed with tears as he recited the following couplets:
وكلُّ دار وإن طالت سلامتها
يوماً ستدركها النكباء والحوب ​
"Despite how long it remains intact, every house
shall one day face ruin and desertion"

Abu Jahal then turned to Hadhrat Abbaas (RA) and said, "You people (the family of Rasulullaah (SAwS)) have caused these problems for us." When Rasulullaah (SAwS) conquered Makkah and entered, Hadhrat Abu Ahmad (Abd bin Jahash) stood up to ask for his house. On the instruction of Rasulullaah (SAwS), Hadhrat Uthmaan (RA) stood up and took Abu Ahmad (RA) aside. (After speaking to him) Hadhrat Abu Ahmad stopped asking for his house.

Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas (RA) says that as Rasulullaah (SAwS) was sitting with his body taking support on one hand, Hadhrat Abu Ahmad (RA) recited the following couplets:
حبذا مكة من وادي
بها أمشي بلا هادي
بها يكثر عُوَّادي
بها تركز أوتادي
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"How beloved a valley is Makkah
where I can walk without a guide
It is there (in Makkah) that my visitors are many
And it is there where my pegs are securely fixed"
[Tabarani and Ibn Ishaaq, as quoted in Al Bidayah wan Nihayah]​

Copied from the book Hayatus Sahabah, Vol. 1
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Gunkanjima, Japan: Once known for having one of the highest populatioin densities in the world (1.4 people per square meter) “Battleship Island” is now completely deserted. Known today as “Ghost Island,” this strange place stands out from other hundreds of abandoned Japanese islands for its massive concrete sea walls and omnipresent and ominous concrete architecture. Some people have snuck onto the island to take photographs and explore.
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This is incredible!!
 
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I would like to know why all of them were abandoned see that would b more interesting to know.
 
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I would like to know why all of them were abandoned see that would b more interesting to know.
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in regards to Pulau Bidong, most of the Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees (240,000 out of 250,000) were resettled in the 3rd countries (ie. USA, Canada, Australia)... and the remaining 10,000 were returned home voluntarily.
 
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Mesen, Belgium looks incredible!! I love castles. I'd love to go there.
 
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reminds me of a book i read a few months back (its in st barnabus library for those of you who live in leicester) called englands abandoned villages.

it was showing a few examples of the thousands of such settlements, abandoned in past centuries or even sometimes quite recently, usually it is just because there is a more easy life elsewhere.

for example my brother lives on a former settlement in southern france, it was several small peasant farms but was abandoned gradually over the early 20th century as people moved to cities and towns to escape the grinding poverty so most of the building shells are still there and can be mined for stone or rebuilt later.

here is his blog for those interested in such things, and how they are getting things up and running again as an eco-farm, but certainly helps only three of them living on land that used to support a few big families.

http://simple-lodge.blogspot.com/

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Oh God, places like these are like a gold mine for photography... I would love to go to so many of them..
 
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I think they are perfect place to take photos ......*ahem* *where is crayon?*
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Lol, I just saw this. :p

This thread reminds me of a National Geo article I once read, it was great, especially the photography. You can read it here, and look at the photos here. (Don't miss it, it's awesome!)
 

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