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leper colony

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Also known as leprosarium, lazar house

place to quarantine people with leprosy

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Spinalonga on Crete, Greece, one of the last leprosy colonies in Europe, closed in 1957

A leper colony, also known by many other names, is an isolated community for the quarantining and treatment of lepers, people suffering from leprosy.

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