This is a massive pit of flames in the middle of the Karakum Desert. It was created in 1971 when Soviet engineers hit a pocket of natural gas. The ground collapsed, and gas started leaking.

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 ...

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 ...

Turkmen riders covered 4,300 kilometers on Akhal-Teke horses in 84 days, including a 360-kilometer crossing of the Karakum ...

Embark on a mesmerizing journey through Turkmenistan and discover its hidden gems and fascinating places that many travelers ...

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 ...

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

Looking west over the city walls of Khiva, it's easy to imagine a guardsman watching out for exhausted traders making their way across the dusty Karakum desert towards the ancient city ...

The Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor is a key section of the Silk Roads in Central Asia that connects other corridors from all directions. Located in rugged mountains, fertile river valleys, and ...

Allison, curator emeritus, National Museum of American History Q: Have scientists searched the great desert of Turkmenistan for dinosaurs? Marie Thomas | Spring Valley, California The Karakum ...

According to the scientist, cryo deserts look like deserts of tropical or subtropical regions such as the Sahara in Africa, the Karakum Desert in Central Asia, or the Atacama in South America.