The door of hell would be near the Derweze village, in the middle of the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan. About 80 percent of Turkmenistan's surface is desert, a hostile environment and not easy to visit because of the hot sand, the salt deposits, enormous amounts of natural gas and the lack of drinking water. Nevertheless, every year hundreds of tourists flock to the area to observe what the locals call the "Devil's Gate."
The flames that burn inside produce a large amount of hot smoke and is perceived an acrid smell of gas. Especially because there is nothing around, no other configuration of this type. But the crater is not the result of some natural phenomenon. Soviet engineers in 1971, while exploring for oil and natural gas pierced the unconscious area of the site's structural fragility. The earth began to collapse, creating a depression with a diameter of 70 m and a depth of 25 m. The hole swallowed whole structure put in place by the engineers and set up camps. flickr/James Thurley
The crater began to emit toxic gases , including methane. That could cause problems for the local population, prompted the geologists to burn all the gas present. It was expected the end of the combustion within a few days whereas 42 years after the flames are still active and it's hard to say when it will end.
The place is visited by hundreds of tourists every year, attracted by the history of the Door of hell. Those who have had the courage to approach, say the crater is like an open oven.
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