World's largest ghost cities
Somewhat related to the "What Cities have shrunk most from their peak" thread, what are the world's largest abandoned cities (or have less than ~10% of their peak or intended population)? Lets use 10,000 as a minimum threshold and say that it should've sustained this population for long enough to build significant infrastructure.
Examples I can think of:
Pripyat, Ukraine peak. 50,000 (current 0)
Agdam, Azerbaijan peak. 40,000 (current 0)
Varosha, Cyprus peak. 40,000 (current 0)
Kowloon Walled City, Hong Kong peak. 33,000 (demolished) - not sure if this counts
Tawergha, Libya peak. 25,000 (current 0)
Beichuan, China peak. 20,000 (current 0)
Chernobyl, Ukraine peak. 14,000 (current 700)
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