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Exploration work was carried out here in the 1970s in search of natural gas. The rock at the drilling site was unstable and collapsed during this work. A crater was formed with a diameter of about 200 meters and a depth of around 50 meters. Natural gas is seeping from hundreds of fissures. The escaping gas later ignited, but no one knows exactly why.

While the walk only takes two hours through the dunes, you’ll have to spend the night here, as finding your way back to the road without the reference of a huge burning crater is very hard. Even in daylight you may get lost – it’s much better to pay for a tour. There are no hotels in the area, but most of the chaikhanas that line the main road just north of the turnoff to the crater offer beds for the night, provide meals and even sell petrol. As there are no signposts for either the turnoff or the chaikhanas; look out for the train line crossing the main road. If coming from Ashgabat, the turnoff for the crater is about 1km before the railway line, and the chaikhanas are a few kilometres afterwards.

One of Turkmenistan’s most unusual sights, the Darvaza Gas Craters are the result of Soviet-era gas exploration in the 1970s. The three craters are artificial. One has been set alight and blazes with an incredible strength that’s visible from miles away, while the other two contain bubbling mud and water. There have been rumours for years that the burning gas crater will be put out to enable gas exploration in the area, but it was still burning in 2017. Of the three, the fire crater is the most impressive, and it’s best seen at night, when the blazing inferno can only be compared to the gates of hell. There is a naturally sheltered camping place behind the small hill, just south of the crater. Getting to the crater is an off-road ride and drivers frequently get lost or get stuck in the dunes. There is no one around to give directions, so make sure you go with somebody who knows the way. If you intend to walk from the road, think twice.

Its better to visit this breathtaking spot very early in the morning when 🌞 rises or evening when its sunset. During the day its very hot 🔥.

If you are a desert lover, you must visit this amazing natural wonder of the Earth.

Yangykala Canyon A Natural Wonder In Turkmenistan In the far, western part of Turkmenistan is a natural wonder that very few people have heard about, and even fewer people have seen, The Yangykala Canyon. A vast rock landscape with rock walls as tall as 60-100meters coloured with pink, red and yellow colours. A landscape that was created more than 5.5 million years ago, when the red cliffs wall you know see, where underwater limestone walls full of massive coral reefs from the pre-historical Parathetys Sea. If you are in Turkmenistan you can´t miss out on visiting the most famous natural site in the country, the Darvaza Gas Crater, better known as the gates to hell. A site that if it were in most other countries, this would surely be world-famous, but since it’s in Turkmenistan no one has ever heard of it. It´s so remote that not even most of the local Turkmens know that this place exists in their own country. It´s indeed one of the most spectacular natural attractions in all of Central Asia and a real of the beaten path destination. Yangykala Canyon is located 165km north of the town Balkanabat the 5th largest city in the country and the capital of Balkan Province, the largest province in the country, and home to 94% of Turkmenistan’s natural gas production and 12% of its petroleum production. Words By: AuthorChristian L

Also known as Gates of the Hell

This an amazing man made hole which is burning for decades.