Although the Darvaza Gas Crater has been burning methane ... mentalfloss.com as What It’s Like at the Real-Life ‘Gates of Hell’ in Turkmenistan.

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

Specialists from the Turkmengas holding have drafted a plan to extinguish the Darvaza gas ... spot in Turkmenistan. The crater, known informally to people and tourists as the "Door to Hell ...

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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 ...