Ghost Towns
São Martinho dos Tigres
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❔ Cause unknown

São Martinho dos Tigres

Ghost town · Angola

Abandoned
1975
Founded
1854
Population
—
Coordinates
-16.600, 11.722
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Why it was abandoned

❔ Cause unknown

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History

Saint Martin of the Tigers, sometimes referred to simply as Village of Tigres Bay, is a ghost town in southern Angola, located on Tigres Island, currently separated from the Angolan mainland by the Tigres Strait. For legal purposes it is also a commune in the municipality of Tômbua, in the province of Namibe.

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