The Gate to Hell has been open since the 1980s – but it might finally be running out of gas. Deep in the arid desert of Turkmenistan, a huge crater has been burning with the wrath of a thousand ...

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 ...

The crater fire named "Gates of Hell" is seen near Darvaza, Turkmenistan, on July 11, 2020. The president of Turkmenistan is calling for an end to one of the country's most notable but infernal ...

Ten years ago, National Geographic Explorer George Kourounis climbed into the Gate to Hell.The 230-foot-wide, 100-foot-deep pit in north-central Turkmenistan is formally known as the Darvaza ...

The 'Gates of Hell' is shown near Darvaza, Turkmenistan, in July 2020. Formed by a 1971 gas-drilling collapse, the crater is about 60 metres in diameter and 20 metres deep.

DERWEZE, TURKMENISTAN - NOVEMBER 24: The "Door to Hell" (also known as the Gate to Hell, the Crater of Fire, Darvaza Crater) is a natural gas field in Derweze, Turkmenistan, that collapsed into an ...

Turkmenistan’s famous “Gates of Hell” crater fire has been burning since 1971. AP Photo/Alexander Vershinin. The president finally wants the fire put out more than 40 years later due to its ...

‘The Gate to Hell’ has become one of Turkmenistan’s best-known landmarks internationally, however, tourism hasn’t exactly been booming in the country, which is visited by fewer than 10,000 ...

The Gate to Hell also generates visitor revenue for a country that’s mostly closed to outsiders. “It’s marketing. It has become [Turkmenistan’s] number one tourist attraction,” says ...

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 ...