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Kolmanskop
Ghost town in Namibia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kolmanskop (Afrikaans for "Coleman's peak", German: Kolmannskuppe) is a ghost town in the Namib in southern Namibia, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) inland from the port town of Lüderitz. It was named after a transport driver named Johnny Coleman who, during a sand storm, abandoned his ox wagon on a small incline opposite the settlement.[1] Once a small but very rich mining village, it is now a popular tourist destination run by Namdeb, a joint firm owned by the Namibian government and De Beers.
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Coordinates: 26.70406°S 15.232365°E / -26.70406; 15.232365 | |
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Region | ǁKaras Region |
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