Oranjemund, Namibia. It seems to be the largest diamond mine vehicle graveyard, and yet there are barely any pictures of it. Satellite photos of the area could let you guess how big it is. The mine owned by De Beers is reputed to have the largest private earthmoving fleet in the world.
From the texts I have found here and there, my understanding is that that people are not allowed to visit those the area for safety reasons, hence the lack of available photos.
This tank was last used in industry, not war; after World War II, the diamond miners of Oranjemund used surplus tanks to bulldoze sand.
Once a machine has been used for diamond harvesting in the De beers mine, it won't leave the mine anymore, even after it's Obsolete. Machines of any types have been piling up in the graveyard since the 1900's. The reason seems to be that people could find diamonds trapped in those old machines. I don't know why the company do not dismantle them in search of possible lost gems though...
A map of the graveyard, each point is supposedly a vehicle
And some more few miles north.
coordinates : 28°26'09.22"S 16°16'06.37"E
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In Asmara -an important city of Eritrea- a huge graveyard of wrecked military tanks, armoured vehicles and other relics of war, captured by the Eritreans or left behind by the Dergue from Ethiopia while evacuating Eritrea.
After Italy's defeat in World War 2 Eritrea struggled to keep itself afloat economically so the United Nations decided in 1950 that it would be better off being Ethiopia's 14th province - a move that Eritrea has spent the last 50 years fighting against.
“We keep this place as a reminder,” says Peter from the Department of Tourism. We walk through the masses of mostly Russian vehicles, tanks and piles of spent shells. In a normal country this place would be a scrap metal merchant’s dream, but here in Eritrea it remains as a symbol of pride and victory over Ethiopia.
It was the longest African war of the 20th Century lasting for over 30 years it cost more than 65,000 lives. In 1993, 99.81% of the voters said ‘yes’ to independence and Eritrea became one of the youngest countries in Africa.
coordinates : 15°19'42.21"N 38°54'46.25"E
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The strange vision of an abandoned plane on top of 2 abandoned tanks at Bagram Airport.
coordinates : 34°55'56.74"N 69°15'29.54"E
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USSR red army tanks graveyard— few km east of Kabul, Afghanistan
When Russia left Afghanistan after the war, a lot of their equipment was left behind.
site 1 coordinates : 34°32'52.42"N 69°19'01.46"E
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site 2 coordinates : 34°33'16.20"N 69°18'49.57"E
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site 3 coordinates : 34°33'42.41"N 69°18'54.51"E
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