In 1971, Soviet drilling may have created the burning crater now called the Gates of Hell

Turkmenistan's Darvaza gas crater, dubbed the 'Gates of Hell', burns continuously. This fiery pit originated from a 1971 ...
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No one should go to this desert – unless you want to go through the portal to hell

This video explores one of the strangest places on Earth: Turkmenistan, a secretive desert dictatorship hiding the Darvaza ...
The New York Times

The ‘Gates to Hell’ Are Dimming. That May Not Be a Good Thing.

A flaming crater of gas has burned in Turkmenistan for decades. Satellite imagery suggests that the fires are decreasing, but the environmental implications are unclear. By Jenny Gross It might be the ...
Seattle Times

The ‘Gates to Hell’ are dimming. That may not be a good thing

It might be the world’s most baffling tourist attraction: a roaring pit of fire the size of a soccer field sitting in a barren desert. The Darvaza crater, known as the “Gates to Hell,” lies deep in ...