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Afghanistan

Abandoned places

Places mapped

1,868

Per thousand square kilometres

2.9

Most common kind

settlement · 1,062

In detail

1,062 ghost towns, 599 ruins, 145 military works, 28 mines

What is mapped here

• subterranean28mines and quarries
• military145bunkers, batteries, barracks and airbases
• settlement1,062ghost towns, abandoned farms and camps
• institution1hospitals, asylums, schools and prisons
• transport27closed stations, airfields, wrecks and dams
• heritage605ruins, castles, churches and towers

By region

• Ghazni213
• Kandahar203
• Sar-e Pol Province163
• Herat146
• Nimroz145
• Ghowr129
• Helmand110
• Badakhshan92
• Bamyan69
• Kabul59
• Farah58
• Balkh57
• Daykundi50
• Samangan50
• Badghis39
• Baghlan37
• Khowst34
• Faryab34
• Takhar29
• Paktia29
• Nangarhar28
• Kunduz25

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Neighbouring countries: Turkmenistan · China · Iran · Tajikistan · Pakistan · Uzbekistan