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Hell on Earth... (Art Reveals Truth)

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:21:00 GMT

This scenery is exist in the middle east country, Uzbekistan. It is near the small town of Darvaz. Locals call it ‘The Door to Hell’. It started 35 years ago, while Geologists were drilling for gas, when they found a large ravine under ground. Nobody dare to get down to the ravine since it’s filled full of poisonous gas. To avoid the gas from coming out and soil the earth, they ignited...

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There must be a good knock-knock joke in this story somewhere... (Information Nation)

noreply@blogger.com (captnkurt) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:07:00 GMT

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,...

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Explore : Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Darvaz: The Door to Hell (MoPo | Geek News)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT

This place in Uzbekistan is called by locals “The Door to Hell”. It is situated near the small town of Darvaz. The story of this place lasts already for 35 years. Once the geologists were drilling for gas. Then suddenly during the drilling they have found an underground cavern, it was so big that all the drilling site with all the equipment and camps got deep deep under the ground. None...

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Doorway to Hell (within the crainium)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:01:36 GMT

Interesting story. This place in Uzbekistan is called by locals "The Door to Hell". It is situated near the small town of Darvaz. The story of this place lasts already for 35 years....

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Darvaz Uzbekistan is the Door to Hell (Blue Star Chronicles)

Sun, 04 May 2008 00:05:00 GMT

The Door to Hell is in Darvaz, Uzbekistan. Learn more about it and see photos and a video of it below. The Door to Hell Actually, I did a google map search the only Darvaz I see is in Tajikistan. Still, its close by, more or less, to Uzbekistan. I happened on a Russia-English website full of photos and the story of The Door to Hell. Who would've thought it existed? But...

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The Doors to Hell Are Open (Just Whatever)

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:29:00 GMT

Near the small town of Darvaz in Uzbekistan, “The Door to Hell” was opened 35 years ago. While drilling for gas, geologists found an underground cavern which swallowed up all the equipment. No one dared to go into the carvern as it was filled with gas. So they did the only “logical” thing… They set [...]

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The Door to Hell (Impact Lab)

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:59:14 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEjoga1yrn0 Nicknamed “The Door to Hell”, this place is situated near the small town of Darvaz in Uzbekistan. Ever since the geologists ignited the site so that no poisonous gas will come out, the cavern has been burning for the last 35 years without stop. Second video after the jump.

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In Darvaz, They Have No Problem Keeping the Home Fires Burning (Needcoffee.com)

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:47:05 GMT

Why is that exactly? According to English Russia, this crater near Darvaz in Uzbekistan...well, they were drilling along and found a big cavern of gas. And... ...they ignited it so that no poisonous gas could come out of the hole, and since then, it’s burning, already for 35 years without any pause. Nobody knows [...]

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