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Tuzla, Bosnia
Population:
130,000
Worst Feature:
It’s Sinking
Best Feature:
Europe’s Only Salt Lake
Bosnia as a whole is far from a beautiful garden spot.
War torn for years, the
problems of gang violence, ethnic cleansing, drugs, organized crime, and
state sponsored corruption are all part of the landscape in most of it’s
cities.
Tuzla has all of those problems, in addition to the usual water and
electric rationing, and the city is also home to a chemical plant so the
groundwater and soil is terribly contaminated.
But Tuzla also has the
unfortunate distinction of having all of these wonderful attractions, with
the additional indignity of the fact that it was built on the site of former
Salt Mines that are now collapsing, so many buildings are now literally
sinking into the ground.
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