"dark tourism" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dark tourism (uncountable)
  1. Recreational travel to view the sites of former atrocities. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Tourism Synonyms: black tourism, grief tourism, thanatourism Related terms: dark tourist, disaster tourism Translations (Translations): synkkä turismi (Finnish), synkkä matkailu (Finnish), tourisme noir [masculine] (French), σκοτεινός τουρισμός (skoteinós tourismós) [masculine] (Greek), mroczna turystyka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-dark_tourism-en-noun-q~wIR6F5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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