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title: "Darvaza gas crater, also known as the 'Gateway to Hell', is located in which country?"  
description: "Darvaza gas crater, also known as the 'Gateway to Hell', is located in which country?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2022-02-08  
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tags: ["current affair", "gateway to hell"]  
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# Darvaza gas crater, also known as the 'Gateway to Hell', is located in which country?

Darvaza gas crater, also [known as](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/86608/why-c-language-is-known-as-the-mother-of-all-programming-languages-in-modern-world) the '[Gateway](https://www.mindstick.com/news/3682/nasa-s-testing-of-spacex-starship-elevator-for-future-moon-landing) to [Hell](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159663/what-is-the-dll-hell-problem-and-how-to-fix-it)', is located in which [country](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2337/vikram-s-the-country-s-first-privately-developed-rocket-will-launch-on-november-15)?

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## Answers

### Answer by Stuti Gupta

> **Darvaza gas crater, also recognized as the 'Gateway to Hell,' is situated near Darvaza, also identified as Derweze.**

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The **[Darvaza gas crater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darvaza_gas_crater)** also referred to as the **Door to Hell or the Gates of Hell**, is a natural gas ground in **Turkmenistan** that disintegrated into a cavern. There are **no meticulous statistics** of how the crater sparked, and some information is contested. One of the more theoretical approaches holds that **Soviet geologists** deliberately set a fire in 1971 to avoid the **growth of methane gas** and that it has been **burning ever since**. The gas crater is 5,350 m2 in size. The crater attracts a lot of the **tourist population** and has become a **tourist destination.** The immediate region is also well-known for its **wild desert camping.**


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