area, and several new settlements were established, only to be abandoned once the supply of diamonds dried up. The ghost towns that were left behind include: Elizabeth Bay Kolmanskop Pomona South Africa Eureka City is an abandoned mining town in Mpumalanga. It is now a historical site. Diepgezet is an abandoned asbestos mining town in Mpumalanga. It was transferred to tribal land and renamed to Msauli. Leydsdorp is an abandoned mining town near Tzaneen in Limpopo province. Millwood is an abandoned mining town near Knysna. Pomfret, North West is an abandoned asbestos mining town in the North West province. Sudan In the northeast of Sudan lies the old city of Sawakin. It is now in ruins. It is said to be in restoration now and will reopen as a tourist attraction. South Sudan Lukangol was destroyed during the 2011 South Sudan clashes. Before its destruction, it had a population of 20,000. Antarctica and sub-Antarctic islands The islands of Antarctica, particularly South Georgia, were popular with whalers during the first half of the 20th century, and many of the settlements on these islands are former whaling stations. Most of them were closed down during the Great Depression, when whaling became unprofitable, and are now abandoned. These settlements include: Deception Island Whaler's Bay South Georgia Grytviken Husvik Leith Harbour Ocean Harbour Prince Olav Harbour Stromness Asia Azerbaijan Aghdam, the capital of Agdam Rayon, is a ghost town in the southwestern part of Azerbaijan. In July 1993, after heavy fighting, Agdam was captured by Armenian forces during their 1993 summer offensives. As the town fell, its entire population was forced to flee eastwards. Many Azerbaijanis were killed by Armenian soldiers. In the immediate aftermath of the fighting, the Armenian forces decided to destroy parts of Agdam to prevent its recapture by Azerbaijan. More damage occurred in the following decades when the deserted town was looted for building materials. Agdam is currently a ruinous, uninhabited ghost town. The town's large mosque survives in poor condition. Fuzuli Jabrayil Bangladesh Panam City in Sonargaon was established in the late 19th century as a trading center of cotton fabrics during British rule. Here the Hindu cloth merchants built their residential houses. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and the Muslim-Hindu riot, Panam City has reduced into a vacant community. Today this area is protected under the department of archaeology of Bangladesh. Panam city area was linked with