Dhanushkodi
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Dhanushkodi is an abandoned town at the south-eastern tip of Pamban Island of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is south-east of Pamban and is about 24 kilometres west of Talaimannar in Sri Lanka.
Aerial view of the locality top end in its former state (now disturbed by an artificial extension of NH 87)
Remains of Dhanushkodi railway station.
Mini Trucks take people to Land's End, Dhanushkodi, through deep sand and shallows, using planks put under wheels by local kids as the vehicle struggles.
The sea from Land's End, Dhanushkodi. Sri Lanka is about 15 miles from here.
Ghost town
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A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned or largely depopulated human settlement that usually contains substantial, visible remaining buildings and infrastructure,
Dhanushkodi
…Dhanushkodi is an abandoned town at the south-eastern tip of Pamban Island of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is south-east of Pamban and is about 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of…
Plymouth, Montserrat is the only ghost town that is the capital of a modern political territory. It was rendered uninhabitable and evacuated in 1995 after being inundated with volcanic ash from the eruption of the Soufrière Hills Volcano.
Nature slowly reclaiming the ruins in Aghdam (2010)
Rafah, destroyed (2025)
As farms industrialise, smaller farms are no longer economically viable, leading to rural decay.