The Darvaza gas crater (Turkmen: Garagum ýalkymy), [1] also known as the Door to Hell or Gates of Hell, officially, the Shining of Karakum, is a burning natural gas field collapsed into a cavern near Darvaza, Turkmenistan. [2]

Jun 11, 2021 · Known as "The Gates of Hell", a massive molten pit in the Turkmenistan desert has been spewing fire for decades – but its origin is considered top-secret. The Karakum Desert is a massive...

May 20, 2014 · The Darvaza gas crater, nicknamed by locals "The Door to Hell," or "The Gates of Hell," definitely falls into the latter category—and its sinister burning flames are just the half of it. Located...

Jan 9, 2009 · In the hot, expansive Karakum desert in Turkmenistan, near the 350-person village of Darvaza, is a hole 230 feet wide that has been on fire for over 50 years. Though technically called the Darvaza...

Jan 25, 2022 · For more than five decades, a massive pit of fire has been burning in Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert, and the country’s President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov wants to put an end to it, says Brandon...

Jan 9, 2022 · Caused by a gas-drilling accident in the 1970s by Soviet scientists, Turkmenistan's "Gates of Hell" has been burning natural gas for almost half a century.

May 1, 2020 · Deep in the heart of Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert, a fiery crater glows day and night. Known colloquially as the Door to Hell or Gates of Hell, this fire pit has been burning continuously for over 50 years. So what is this crater filled with fire …

Aug 30, 2024 · Also called the “Gates of Hell” and the “Shining of Karakum,” the phenomenon is caused by methane-fueled flames escaping from scores of vents along the crater floor and walls.

Jun 21, 2024 · The "Gates of Hell," also known as the Darvaza gas crater after a nearby village, is a methane- and fire-filled crater in Turkmenistan's desert.

Also known as the “Gates of Hell” because of the sheer size of the ever-burning flames, the pit has been alight for over 50 years. It has become a globally recognized spectacle and a tourist destination, bringing hundreds a year to Turkmenistan to see the pit.