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The Darvaza gas crater (Turkmen: Garagum ýalkymy), also known as the Door to Hell or Gates of Hell, or, officially, the Shining of Karakum, is a burning natural gas field collapsed into a cavern near Darvaza, Turkmenistan.
Jan 9, 2009 · The Gates of Hell crater was created in 1971 when a Soviet drilling rig accidentally punched into a massive underground natural gas cavern, causing the ground to collapse and the entire...
Jan 9, 2022 · How Turkmenistan’s Gates Of Hell Began To Burn. Otherwise known as the “Door to Hell,” the Darvaza gas crater is located deep in the Turkmenistan desert. The glow from its continuous flames can be seen for miles across the central Karakum Desert and is a continuous sight for the 350 villagers who dwell in Darvaza.
Jun 11, 2021 · Known as "The Gates of Hell", a massive molten pit in the Turkmenistan desert has been spewing fire for decades – but its origin is considered top-secret. The Karakum Desert is a massive...
Jun 21, 2024 · The "Gates of Hell," also known as the Darvaza gas crater after a nearby village, is a methane- and fire-filled crater in Turkmenistan's desert.
The flaming crater's sights and sounds are frightening enough that local people call it the "Door to Hell" or the "Gates of Hell". Each dancing flame marks the spot where natural gas (methane) emerges from the walls, from the floor, or from the talus piles within the crater.
Jan 25, 2022 · Gates of Hell is undeniably leaking valuable and environmentally harmful methane into the atmosphere. The crater is “a polluting environment,” Stefan Green, a microbiologist, who...
Jan 8, 2022 · Turkmenistan's president has ordered the extinguishing of the country's "Gateway to Hell", a fire that has been burning for decades in a huge desert gas crater. Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov...
How the Soviets accidentally discovered the 'Gates of Hell'. Located in Turkmenistan’s Karakum desert, the Darvaza crater is a massive man-made sinkhole that has been burning methane gas for...
Jan 10, 2022 · Not everyone is impressed with the fact that Turkmenistan’s most internationally-recognized site is known as the “Gates of Hell.” President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has reportedly ordered...
