The 16th-century German scholar Caspar Peucer claimed that the gates to hell could be found in “the ... Anyone who descended into this hellhole of fire and demons would witness the consequences ...

The closest thing to hell on Earth lies in Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert. There, a fire pit known as the Darvaza Crater earned the name “Gates of Hell”—or “Door to Hell”—because it ...

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Okay, so the Gates of Hell isn't the official name for this hole ... and the supply of gases keeps the fire raging. The origins of the pit are unclear, but it's believed that the pit was set ...