abandoned houses on a hill behind a bathtub

Kolmanskop, Namibia: Know Before You Go

Last Updated on September 13, 2024 by Travelationship Kolmanskop is an abandoned diamond-mining town in Southern Namibia in the Namib Desert. It is about 10 kilometers East of Luderitz on the B4 highway. Zacharias Lewala, a railroad worker, discovered the first diamond in 1908. Once word got out, diamonds were in the area, and Kolmanskop …

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