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Door to Hell, Turkmenistan
Aug 15, 2025
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Did you know there's a real door to
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hell? And no, it's not in your wardrobe.
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It's in Turk Menistan. It's a fiery
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crater that's been burning continuously
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since 1971. Now, before we reveal why
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it's burning, let's take a moment to
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appreciate just how crazy this is. This
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door to hell is over 230 ft wide and
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over 200 ft deep. That s as wide as a
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standard American football field and
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twice as deep as the Statue of Liberty
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is tall. The amount of fire here is
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insane. These flames burn anywhere from
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10 to 200 ft high. That's about as tall
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as a 10 to 20 story building. These
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fires burn so hot that they can be seen
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from space. In fact, NASA s Earth's
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observatory listed the Darvevesa
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gas crater as one of the world S10
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brightest spots at night. The crater
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burns brighter than cities like Paris,
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New York, and Tokyo. The burning
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question is what started this inferno?
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While it was lit by Soviet scientists in
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1971, they wanted to prevent the spread
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of methane gas, which can be deadly if
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inhaled in large amounts.
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At first, the fire burned steadily, but
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then it started burning erratically. The
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flames would shoot up into the air and
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then suddenly disappear, only to
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reappear moments later with renewed
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vigor. The Soviets had no idea what was
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going on. They thought the fire would
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burn out in a few days, but instead it
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just kept burning. As you can imagine,
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this caused quite a bit of panic. People
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were afraid that the fire would spread
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to nearby oil wells and cause an
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explosion. So, the Soviets decided to
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seal off the area. They built a concrete
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wall around the crater and then used
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bulldozers to push all the dirt and
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debris into the center of the crater.
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This created a massive mound of dirt
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that was over 100 ft tall. The Soviets
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hoped that this would put out the fire,
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but it didn't. The fire continued to
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burn and it became clear that they had
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created a new mountain. The Soviets
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tried everything they could think of to
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put out the fire, but nothing worked.
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Finally, they gave up and left the
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crater alone. The fire continued to burn
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and eventually it was given the nickname
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Door to hell. Today, the crater is still
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burning and it's a popular tourist
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destination.
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People come from all over the world to
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see the amazing spectacle of the eternal
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flame. Some people even believe that the
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crater is a gateway to hell, which makes
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sense considering the name. So, if you
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ever find yourself in Turk Menistan, be
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sure to check out the door to hell. Just
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don't get too close. The crater is still
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very dangerous and several people have
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died trying to explore it. In the
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meantime, here are some other crazy
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things you didn't know you should know.
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Did you know that in Finland a minimum
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of 21 megabits per second internet speed
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is a fundamental human right? Yeah, in
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Finland, every citizen has the right to
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access the internet at speeds of at
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least 21 megabits per second. This is
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considered to be a fundamental human
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right because it is essential for
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participating in modern society. Without
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fast and reliable internet, it is
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difficult to find employment, access
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government services, or even stay
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connected with friends and family. The
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Finnish government has made it a
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priority to ensure that all citizens
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have access to the internet. This is why
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Finland has one of the fastest and most
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reliable internet infrastructures in the
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world. The average download speed in
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Finland is over 100 megabits per second,
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which is much faster than the average of
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21 megabits per second that is required
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by law. This means that most Finns have
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access to extremely fast internet
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speeds. The Finnish government plans to
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make even faster internet speeds
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available to all citizens by 2030. By
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this time, all Finns will have access to
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gigabit internet speeds of at least
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1,000 megabits per second. This will
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make Finland one of the first countries
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in the world to have truly universal
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gigabit access. Now, this is a crazy
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fact that I never would have guessed,
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but hey, now you know. Thanks for
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watching.