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WINDHOEK, Nov. 25, 2013 Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2013 shows the interior of the abandoned hospital in ''Ghost Town'' Kolmanskop, Namibia. Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia. In 1908 a diamond was found in this area, which led to a huge and frantic diamond rush by German settlers. Driven by the enormous wealth of the first diamond miners, the residents built the village in the architectural style of a German town, with amenities and institutions including a hospital, ballroom, school, casino and even an x-ray-station. The town declined after World War I when the diamond field slowly exhausted and was ultimately abandoned in 1954. Now it is a popular tourist destination. (Xinhua/Gao Lei) (Credit Image: å© Gao Lei/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)

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WINDHOEK, Nov. 25, 2013 Photo taken on Nov. 23, 2013 shows the interior of the abandoned hospital in ''Ghost Town'' Kolmanskop, Namibia. Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia. In 1908 a diamond was found in this area, which led to a huge and frantic diamond rush by German settlers. Driven by the enormous wealth of the first diamond miners, the residents built the village in the architectural style of a German town, with amenities and institutions including a hospital, ballroom, school, casino and even an x-ray-station. The town declined after World War I when the diamond field slowly exhausted and was ultimately abandoned in 1954. Now it is a popular tourist destination. (Xinhua/Gao Lei) (Credit Image: å© Gao Lei/Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com)