There, a fire pit known as the Darvaza Crater earned the name “Gates of Hell”—or “Door to Hell”—because it burns bright day and night ... to the Darvaza Gas Crater to take soil ...

The crater is located near the village of Darvaza. While known as the Gates of Hell, many also call it the Darvaza gas crater. Others refer it to the Door to Hell, and the government has taken to ...

Turkmenistan president pleads for external help to extinguish 'Gates of Hell' gas crater President ... in the country. The crater, which has burned near the village of Darvaza in the massive ...

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 ...

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 ...