The "Door to Hell"
(also known as the Gate to Hell,
the Crater of Fire) is a natural
gas field in Derweze,Turkmenistan, that collapsed into an underground cavern in
1971, becoming a natural gas
crater. Geologists set it on fire to prevent the spread of methane
gas, and it has been burning continuously since then. The diameter of the
crater is 69 metres (226 ft), and its depth is 30 metres (98 ft).
The flames generate a golden glow which can be seen
for miles around Derweze. The site is about 260 kilometres north of Ashgabat,
the capital of Turkmenistan.
The area has become something of a tourist hotspot in recent years. It
is estimated that The Door To Hell attracts between 12,000 and 15,000 visitors
a year. However, in 2009, the president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly
Berdimuhamedow, ordered that the hole be closed, but this has yet to come to
fruition.
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