The small town of Darvaz is located in Uzbekistan (most of the internet sources say Uzbekistan or Turkmenistan, but Google Earth shows it to be in Tajikistan -- whatever...). About the only thing of interest there is what the locals call "The Door To Hell".
Like Darvaz's true location, the history of The Door To Hell is a little sketchy as well. According to the story, geologists were drilling for gas thirty-five years ago at this site when they uncovered a huge cavern deep underground "filled with poisonous gas". One of the crew ignited it, thinking it would burn off in a few hours. Thirty-five years later, the inferno rages on.
Click here for more pics and a video of The Door To Hell. (via Look At This...)
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