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.

Turkmenistan has had strict entry requirements since gaining independence, but new electronic visas could open the country up ...

It has become a popular tourist spot in Turkmenistan. The crater ... from the institute looked at various way of solving the burning crater problem and arrived at the conclusion that the only ...

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Turkmenistan is poised to ease travel restrictions with a new e-visa system, potentially opening its doors to more ...

Discover more about Turkmenistan’s ‘Gates of Hell’ – the fiery pit attracting both tourists and national concern For more ...

With the new law to be implemented in Turkmenistan, visa application requirements will no longer be as cumbersome.

Perhaps the most famous site in Turkmenistan thought is the Darvaza gas crater, often dubbed ‘The Door to Hell’, which has been burning continuously since 1968. No one knows how the pit was ...

In 2013, Canadian explorer George Kouronis became the first man to descend into Turkmenistan's "Gateway to Hell", a fire that has been burning for decades in a huge desert gas crater. He spoke to ...

Map of Turkmenistan: One of the country’s best known tourist attractions is the blazing natural gas crater widely referred to as the “Gates of Hell.” The desert crater located about 260 ...