9.瓦羅莎(塞浦路斯)——旅游天堂的沒(méi)落城市
FAMAGUSTA (Cyprus): once a top tourist destination, now a ghost town
瓦羅莎(Varosha)位于塞浦路斯的法馬古斯塔(Famagusta)，原本是一個(gè)現(xiàn)代觀光城市，而且是世界上最豪華的度假勝地之一。
1974年，土耳其進(jìn)攻塞浦路斯，分裂了這個(gè)島嶼。當(dāng)?shù)鼐用窦娂娞幼撸诖幸惶炷苤鼗毓释?。土耳其軍?duì)在其四周都圍上鐵絲網(wǎng)，完全控制了這座城市。除了他們自己人以及聯(lián)合國(guó)的工作人員，誰(shuí)也不準(zhǔn)進(jìn)入此城。
這座城正慢慢倒塌。盡管從好的一方面說(shuō)，這片荒蕪的沙灘成了稀有海龜?shù)臈⒌亍?br /> 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.阿格達(dá)姆(阿塞拜疆)——流失15萬(wàn)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
瓦羅莎(Varosha)位于塞浦路斯的法馬古斯塔(Famagusta)，原本是一個(gè)現(xiàn)代觀光城市，而且是世界上最豪華的度假勝地之一。
1974年，土耳其進(jìn)攻塞浦路斯，分裂了這個(gè)島嶼。當(dāng)?shù)鼐用窦娂娞幼撸诖幸惶炷苤鼗毓释?。土耳其軍?duì)在其四周都圍上鐵絲網(wǎng)，完全控制了這座城市。除了他們自己人以及聯(lián)合國(guó)的工作人員，誰(shuí)也不準(zhǔn)進(jìn)入此城。
這座城正慢慢倒塌。盡管從好的一方面說(shuō)，這片荒蕪的沙灘成了稀有海龜?shù)臈⒌亍?br /> 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.阿格達(dá)姆(阿塞拜疆)——流失15萬(wàn)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
