Turkmenistan is a country mysterious and closed from prying eyes. Truly an oriental beauty, the country is reluctant to show its face, and there is no way to the inner world for everyone.
The government of Turkmenistan does not seek to show everyone around life in the state, it is stingy with the development of foreign policy relations, but tourism here is beginning to develop at an accelerated pace.
Turkmenistan is famous not only for its natural, eye-catching formations from the sands of the famous Karakum Desert, but also for its history and traditions. Researches of scientists proved that life originated on the territory of the country 3 million years ago. At present, the population of the country is 5.2 million people.
Sights of Turkmenistan
The sights of Turkmenistan are mainly the remains of ancient settlements and settlements, medieval mosques, palaces of rulers. But modern buildings, especially in the capital - Ashgabat - are of historical value and have the grandeur and beauty of finishing in the traditions of the East.
Wonders of the world: "gates of hell", Turkmenistan. Description
350 km from Ashgabat, in the townDarvaza, and one of the wonders of the world is located - a fiery crater, called the "gates of hell". Turkmenistan is the owner of this mystical phenomenon. Why mystical?
Yes, because every tourist who has visited the black sands of the Karakum, where the "gates of hell" are located, will remember Turkmenistan for a long time and will no longer be able to doubt the existence of hell and paradise.
Imagine that in the middle of the sand kingdom of the Karakum desert lies a crater with flames escaping from its throat! Sometimes they rise to a height of 10-15 meters. This whole ominous picture is filled with the sounds of gas ripping out of the ground - why not a door to hell? This is not forgotten!
"Gates of Hell" Turkmenistan and its government have been trying to fill it with earth, to make natural gas developments operational. But so far without success.
And how did the "gates to hell" form? Turkmenistan does not make a secret of this. You can learn about this from many sources. It turns out that the mysterious place of Darvaza, or the "gates of hell", Turkmenistan discovered in 1971. There were drilling operations at a new natural gas field. The workers stumbled upon a vast underground cavity, going several meters deep, which led to the destruction of the drilling rig and all equipment. It all just fell into the ground. The workers were miraculously unharmed. And gas came out of the earth's hole, which posed a danger to workers, the local population, livestock and other representatives of the fauna.
Then anda decision arose to set fire to the gas until it was completely burned. But the fiery crater still exists, the gas reserves are so great that no one knows when they will run out. This story has already become a legend, and hundreds of tourists come to the place to see for themselves the existence of a door to hell.
Darvaza looks amazing, especially at night. Hundreds of blazing flames are visible from afar, and against the background of black sands they represent continuously burning torches of various sizes. You might think that you are in the world after the end of the world.
Being near the crater is unsafe: high temperature, burning gas fumes, difficulty breathing - that's what it brings.
Not far from Darvaza there are two more craters of a similar origin, but there is no fire in them anymore. The bottom of one of them is covered with mud, endlessly bubbling under the action of the escaping gas, and the other has a bottom covered with a turquoise liquid.
Recently, the village of Darvaza was resettled, but every year local residents gather on the site of the former village, light fires, cook pilaf and remember their life in this place.
