After 54 years, the blazing fire inside Darvaza Gas Crater, also known as the “Door to Hell,” seems to be diminishing for the ...

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Turkmenistan is a country like no other,an enigmatic nation with a history, culture, and government that make it stand out as one of the most unusual countries in the world. Located in Central Asia, ...

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Unhindered, the river would have benefited Karakalpakstan the most. However, based on the Soviet-era water allocation quotas, Turkmenistan diverts about 12-15 cubic kilometres of water annually from ...

This 196-foot-wide pit situated in Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert has been aflame for at least 40 years. The origin of the crater is a hot topic of debate.

The exact cause behind the Darvaza Gas Crater—also known as the Shining of Karakum—remains a mystery, but sinkhole’s broader origins likely trace back to 1971.

Though it's been burning for over 50 years, the Darvaza gas crater is far from the longest burning "human error" fire to exist. In Centralia, Pennsylvania, an accidental trash fire ignited a coal ...

Turkmenistan's government said that they have been able to ‘significantly reduce’ the giant gas field fire at the Darvaza Gas Crater in the Karakum desert The ‘Gateway to Hell’, an ...

An enormous fire has been raging in Turkmenistan for more than 50 years and nobody has been able to tame it - yet. Known as the 'Gateway to Hell', the Darvaza Gas Crater is a massive gas well that ...