The government in Turkmenistan ... to put it out. The crater is located near the village of Darvaza. While known as the Gates of Hell, many also call it the Darvaza gas crater.

Specialists from the Turkmengas holding have drafted a plan to extinguish the Darvaza ... Gas Research Institute Irina Luryeva told TASS. It has become a popular tourist spot in Turkmenistan. The ...

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 ...

The closest thing to hell on Earth lies in Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert ... He and National Geographic traveled to the Darvaza Gas Crater to take soil samples, hoping to find bacteria that ...