Strange Villages and Towns Around the World
The town where no one dies, the city where people live underground or the village of dwarfs in China are strange places to live in the world.
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| Town of Coober Pedy,Australia:Coober Pedy is an underground opal mining town founded in 1915. The miners here decided to build their homes here because the temperature above ground can reach 51 degrees Celsius. The town has underground shops, churches, galleries and even the world's first 4-star hotel. Photo:Smithsonianmag. |
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| Chefchaouen Town, Morocco: Chefchaouen is a tourist attraction located in the northeast of Morocco, with most of its houses and streets painted blue. In Jewish culture, blue is a sacred color. Therefore, around the 1930s, Jews living in Chefchaouen painted the entire town blue, a tradition that is still maintained today. Photo:Theculturetrip. |
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| Colma Town, California, USA:Colma is home to 17 cemeteries with 1.5 million graves, but only about 1,800 people live there. This is because Colma is the burial site of San Francisco residents who died after San Francisco decided not to build any new cemeteries. Photo:New York Times. |
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| Dwarf Village, China:No one in this unique village is taller than 130cm. The people who live here built the village as a place to avoid ridicule and gossip about their appearance. Today, the village is complete with its own police and fire department. At the same time, the people here have decided to build their houses in unique shapes, turning this place into a tourist attraction and generating income for themselves. Photo:Arrajol. |
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| Town of Setenil de las Bodega, Spain:Setenil de las Bodega is a town built under giant basalt rocks and is a popular tourist attraction in Spain. When walking on the streets here, instead of seeing the sky, visitors will see rocks appearing above their heads, and they have been there for centuries. Photo:Interestingfunfacts. |
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| Longyearbyen Town, Svalbard, Norway:This is one of the northernmost settlements in the world and a place where people cannot die. There is a cemetery in this town but it has not been used for the past 70 years. The reason for this strange thing is that the icy climate here prevents the decomposition of corpses and makes them attractive to many wild animals, so when people are about to die, they are taken to mainland Norway. Photo:Azamaraclubcruises. |
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| Taiwushi Town, China:About 32 km from Shanghai, Caiwushi - commonly known as Thames - is a perfect replica of an English town with cobbled streets, ancient architecture and red public telephone booths. Completed in 2006, the town is almost uninhabited and has become a favorite wedding photography location for many couples. Photo:Daily Mail. |
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| Elista, Kalmykia,Russia:Elista is also known as the “City of Chess” and is a popular destination for chess lovers. The entire city is built around the theme of chess, and there is even a giant chessboard in the middle of the city square. Photo:Elpais. |
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| Miyake-jima Island, Japan:Residents of this island town are paid by the government to live there. Since there is an active volcano there, people are exposed to unusually high levels of sulfur in the air and are at constant risk of poisoning. As a result, they are required to carry gas masks at all times and use them when the alarm sounds. Photo:Sethlui. |
