15 Weirdest and Most Unusual Villages Of The World You Didn’t Know Exist

11Chefchaouen, Morocco

Chefchaouenalso, also known as Chaouen, is a beautiful city located in northwest Morocco. It is a famous tourist destination popular for its architecture and blue-shaded buildings. The town is nicknamed as “heaven of the hillside” and the Jews introduced this color in 1930 as it symbolizes the sky and heaven.

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12Colma, California

This town is also called the “City of the Silent” because majority of its land is dedicated to cemeteries. The ratio of dead to alive is thousand to one and the motto of this town is, “It’s great to be alive in Colma”. Living in such a town must be frightening, agree?

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13Roswell, New Mexico

It is being said that a UFO crashed in Roswell in 1947 and since then, the town has been obsessed with UFOs. Every establishment in the town is UFO-themed including the McDonalds restaurant. This UFO obsession has helped Roswell in attracting many tourists in view of the fact that everyone is curious to know about the aliens.

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14Monowi, USA

The total population of this town at present is 1 while in 1930s it was 150. The only resident of this town is 77 years old Elsie Eiler who is also the Mayor of the town and runs Monowi’s only tavern and library. Undoubtedly, Monowi is the smallest jurisdiction of the USA.

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15Setenil de las Bodegas, Spain

The town is known for the buildings that are built under and into the sides of Cadiz Mountains. The restaurants and cafes are located under the caves and cliffs with ceilings and back walls are formed by rocks. Other than its structure, the town is also famous for its meat products, bars and restaurants, and is a good place to enjoy life.

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16Hashima Island, Japan

Established in 1887, this abandoned island is 15 kms away from Nagasaki and is also known as Gunkanjima which means Battleship Island. What makes it unique is its resemblance with the Japanese battleship Tosa. The 6.3-hectare island was famous for its undersea coal mines which operated during the industrialization of Japan. This island has a history of forced labor prior and during the World War II.

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