Burning crater of Darvaza

Located in desert of Turkmenistan is one of the most amazing landscapes in the world.

I know it looks like a lava-filled whole but it’s really nothing like that, it’s a man made crater dating back to the 1950s when the soviets were prospecting for natural gas. The strangest thing about it is it’s been burning ever since, that’s 58 years of continuous burn. Locals say animals are mesmerized by the flames as well, groups of thousands of spiders have been spotted plunging into the flames, as well as moths and birds. This is a one of a kind attraction and tourists say it’s worth the 3 our drive through the desert.

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4 Responses to “Burning crater of Darvaza”

  1. bbc says:

    It doesn’t even look like it’s burning during the
    daytime…

  2. Jeff says:

    No, you’re right, it looks more like its filled with water…

  3. Jen says:

    the day and night shots are of different craters… when looking into the night crater you can see almost rubble like dirt and such, the day crater just has straight walls, no rubble.

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