The “Gates of Hell” have been furiously burning away in Turkmenistan for decades, ... then-President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov expressed a serious interest in extinguishing the fire pit.

This natural gas field in Turkmenistan has been on fire for decades, but officials say it may soon be running on empty. Search. ... Although the never-ending burn pit draws its fair share of ...

Turkmenistan’s Darvaza Gas Crater – often referred to as the ‘Gates of Hell’ – is famed for the ethane-fueled flames that escape from its vents. But some say the fires aren’t burning ...

Turkmenistan’s Darvaza Gas Crater – often referred to as the ‘Gates of Hell’ – is famed for the ethane-fueled flames that escape from its vents. But some say the fires aren’t burning ...

In the middle of the Karakum desert in Turkmenistan, there’s a massive fiery pit officially called the Darvaza Crater - but also known as the “gates of hell”. The fire - which is man made ...

Turkmenistan said on Friday it will capture the gas fuelling its "Gateway to Hell", putting the man-made fire pit at risk of closure as the reclusive state seeks to reduce its greenhouse emissions.

When you think of weird world records, Turkmenistan probably isn’t the first country that comes to mind. But maybe it should be. It’s a Central Asian country that people know nothing about ...