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A look at Turkmenistan's fiery tourist attraction
In Turkmenistan there is an infernal place that is an atypical tourist attraction called the Darvaza Water Crater. It is a ...
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This gas crater has been on fire for 50 years – now there’s a plan to extinguish it
If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. The government in Turkmenistan has announced that it plans to close the Gates of Hell.
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Turkmenistan to seal famous Door to Hell gas crater — expert
head of the laboratory of the Natural Gas Research Institute Irina Luryeva told TASS. It has become a popular tourist spot in Turkmenistan. The crater, known informally to people and tourists as ...
Turkey, Turkmenistan agree gas supply deal for March
Turkey and Turkmenistan have signed an agreement to facilitate the flow of Turkmen natural gas to Turkey, marking a ...
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What It’s Like at the Real-Life ‘Gates of Hell’ in Turkmenistan
Although the Darvaza Gas Crater has been burning methane gas ... 1971 and was set alight immediately by Soviet geologists, but Turkmenistan geologists claim it formed in the ’60s and wasn ...
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Can The 'Gates of Hell' Crater be Extinguished in Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan president pleads for external help to extinguish 'Gates of Hell' gas crater President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan has ordered experts to find a way to finally put out ...
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How the Soviets accidentally discovered the 'Gates of Hell'
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 ...
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A relic of Soviet-era experiments, this hellish crater has been on fire since 1971
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