What kind of city has paved roads, streetlights, and rows of empty buildings, but not a single living citizen?
A ghost town
This riddle plays on a well-known compound term that sounds supernatural but refers to a real geographical concept. An abandoned settlement where buildings still stand is historically called a ghost town. The wordplay contrasts the organized infrastructure of a town with the complete absence of living inhabitants.
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