The closest thing to hell on Earth lies in Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert. There, a fire pit known as the Darvaza Crater earned the name “Gates of Hell”—or “Door to Hell”—because it ...

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We captured some breathtaking 4K drone footage of Turkmenistan’s Darvaza Gas Crater—better known as the "Door to Hell." This fiery pit has been burning for decades after a Soviet mining accident.

Located in Turkmenistan’s Karakum desert, the Darvaza crater is a massive man-made sinkhole that has been burning methane gas for decades. It has been said that it was intentionally set alight ...

ASHGABAT, June 19. /TASS/. Specialists from the Turkmengas holding have drafted a plan to extinguish the Darvaza gas crater in the Karakum Desert, which has been on fire for more than fifty years ...