Turkmenistan's Darvaza gas crater, dubbed the 'Gates of Hell', burns continuously. This fiery pit originated from a 1971 ...

Why it's incredible: The entire gas crater has been on fire for more than 50 years. The "Gates of Hell," also known as the Darvaza gas crater after a nearby village, is a methane- and fire-filled ...

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There are a number of ways to snuff out Turkmenistan's multidecade natural gas hellhole, from a pile of dirt to bombs. Maybe even a nuclear one. Reading time 7 minutes OK, who put “Turkmenistan is ...

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the President of Turkmenistan, is a dictator who often uses stunts to distract from the abuses of his totalitarian government. Out of a rating of 100, with 100 being "most ...

Darvaza, Turkmenistan (CNN) — Rarely does an industrial accident develop into a major tourist attraction. But when a Soviet exploratory team drilled for natural gas in Turkmenistan more than 50 years ...

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According to an AP news release, Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow appeared on state television telling officials to put out the flames at the "Gates of Hell," a giant natural gas ...

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Deep in the Karakum Desert is a place so metal that hordes of camel spiders routinely plunge to their deaths into a pit of fire. These unknowing souls are drawn to the flames of the Darvaza gas crater ...