Leper colony
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A leper colony, also known by many other names, is an isolated community for the quarantining and treatment of lepers, people suffering from leprosy.
Spinalonga on Crete, Greece, one of the last leprosy colonies in Europe, closed in 1957
Culion leper colony in Culion old town in Palawan, Philippines used to shelter one of the largest populations of people with leprosy in Asia, numbering between 3,500–4,000.
Taddiport in North Devon, England, formerly a medieval leper colony
Abandoned nun's quarters at the leper colony on Chacachacare Island in Trinidad and Tobago
Spinalonga
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Spinalonga is an island in the Gulf of Elounda, north-eastern Crete, in the municipality of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, next to the town of Plaka in the area of Kalydon. It is near the Spinalonga peninsu
Leper colony
…Spinalonga on Crete, Greece, one of the last leprosy colonies in Europe, closed in 1957 A leper colony, also known by many other names, is an isolated community…
Panoramic view from the mountain
A view of the Venetian fortifications
Rock of St. Theodore in Crete - Spinalonga Fortress (Naval History Museum of Venice)