9.瓦罗莎(塞浦路斯)——旅游天堂的没落城市
FAMAGUSTA (Cyprus): once a top tourist destination, now a ghost town
瓦罗莎(Varosha)位于塞浦路斯的法马古斯塔(Famagusta)，原本是一个现代观光城市，而且是世界上最豪华的度假胜地之一。
1974年，土耳其进攻塞浦路斯，分裂了这个岛屿。当地居民纷纷逃走，期待着有一天能重回故土。土耳其军队在其四周都围上铁丝网，完全控制了这座城市。除了他们自己人以及联合国的工作人员，谁也不准进入此城。
这座城正慢慢倒塌。尽管从好的一方面说，这片荒芜的沙滩成了稀有海龟的栖息地。
Varosha is a settlement in the unrecognised Republic of Northern Cyprus. Prior to the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, it was the modern tourist area of the city of Famagusta. For the last three decades, it has been left as a ghost town. In the 1970s, the city was the number one tourist destination in Cyprus. To cater to the increasing number of tourists, many new high-rise buildings and hotels were constructed.
When the Turkish Army gained control of the area during the war, they fenced it off and have since refused admittance to anyone except Turkish military and United Nations personnel. The Annan Plan had provided for the return of Varosha to Greek Cypriot control, but this never happened, as the plan was rejected by Greek Cypriot voters. As no repairs have been carried out for 34 years, all of the buildings are slowly falling apart. Nature is reclaiming the area, as metal corrodes, windows break, and plants work their roots into the walls and pavements. Sea turtles have been seen nesting on the deserted beaches.
By 2010, the Turkish Cypriot administration of the de-facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus plan to reopen Varosha to tourism and the city will be populated as one of the most influential cities in the north of the island.
10.阿格达姆(阿塞拜疆)——流失15万人口的城市
AGDAM (Azerbaijan): once a 150,000 city of people, now lost
The eerie city of Agdam, Azerbaijan was once a thriving city of 150,000 people. It was lost in 1993 during the Nagorno Karabakh war; though the city was never the setting of combat, it fell victim to vandalism while occupied by Armenians. The buildings are gutted and empty, with only the graffiti-covered mosque remaining intact. Agdam residents have moved to other areas of Azerbaijan, as well as into Iran
FAMAGUSTA (Cyprus): once a top tourist destination, now a ghost town
瓦罗莎(Varosha)位于塞浦路斯的法马古斯塔(Famagusta)，原本是一个现代观光城市，而且是世界上最豪华的度假胜地之一。
1974年，土耳其进攻塞浦路斯，分裂了这个岛屿。当地居民纷纷逃走，期待着有一天能重回故土。土耳其军队在其四周都围上铁丝网，完全控制了这座城市。除了他们自己人以及联合国的工作人员，谁也不准进入此城。
这座城正慢慢倒塌。尽管从好的一方面说，这片荒芜的沙滩成了稀有海龟的栖息地。
Varosha is a settlement in the unrecognised Republic of Northern Cyprus. Prior to the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, it was the modern tourist area of the city of Famagusta. For the last three decades, it has been left as a ghost town. In the 1970s, the city was the number one tourist destination in Cyprus. To cater to the increasing number of tourists, many new high-rise buildings and hotels were constructed.
When the Turkish Army gained control of the area during the war, they fenced it off and have since refused admittance to anyone except Turkish military and United Nations personnel. The Annan Plan had provided for the return of Varosha to Greek Cypriot control, but this never happened, as the plan was rejected by Greek Cypriot voters. As no repairs have been carried out for 34 years, all of the buildings are slowly falling apart. Nature is reclaiming the area, as metal corrodes, windows break, and plants work their roots into the walls and pavements. Sea turtles have been seen nesting on the deserted beaches.
By 2010, the Turkish Cypriot administration of the de-facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus plan to reopen Varosha to tourism and the city will be populated as one of the most influential cities in the north of the island.
10.阿格达姆(阿塞拜疆)——流失15万人口的城市
AGDAM (Azerbaijan): once a 150,000 city of people, now lost
The eerie city of Agdam, Azerbaijan was once a thriving city of 150,000 people. It was lost in 1993 during the Nagorno Karabakh war; though the city was never the setting of combat, it fell victim to vandalism while occupied by Armenians. The buildings are gutted and empty, with only the graffiti-covered mosque remaining intact. Agdam residents have moved to other areas of Azerbaijan, as well as into Iran
