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 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 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 ...

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 ...

The president of Turkmenistan is calling for an end to one of the country's most notable but infernal sights — the blazing natural gas crater widely referred to as the "Gates of Hell." ...

Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has reportedly ordered the closure of the site, whose official name is the Darvaza Crater, after the town where it is located.

Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov wants to extinguish the flames of the “Gates of Hell” – a gas crater that has been on fire for decades.

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 flames ...

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 ...