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Famous Gates of Hell gas crater to be extinguished in Turkmenistan

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov believes that the country needs to sell gas, which has been burning out in the Karakum desert for forty years.

On January 7, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at a government meeting ordered to extinguish a burning gas crater called & # 171; Gates of Hell & # 187;, Chronicle.info reports with reference to Focus.

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov ordered Deputy Prime Minister Shakhym Abrakhmanov, who oversees the fuel and energy complex of Turkmenistan, to address the issue. The President noted that it is worth attracting scientists, including foreign ones, to solve the problem.

Gas crater & # 171; Gates of Hell & # 187; originated in the Karakum desert near the city of Darvaza and has been burning for over forty years. The head of state drew attention to the fact that all this time Turkmenistan has been losing a valuable source of fuel, which it could sell for export and replenish the budget. In addition, burning natural gas negatively affects the environmental situation and the health of people living nearby.

Geologists in 1971 discovered large reserves of natural gas in the Karakum, but during drilling, the upper layers of the soil sank into an underground cave. As a result, a huge crater with a diameter of 60 meters and a depth of about 20 meters was formed, from which a large amount of volatile matter came out. In order to protect people and animals from gas poisoning, scientists decided to plug the source in the hope that over time the fuel would simply burn out, but underestimated its reserves. & # 171; Gates of Hell & # 187; have become a Turkmen landmark visited by travelers and specialists.

According to Turkmenportal, in 2013 Canadian researcher George Coronis supported by National Geographic magazine, he descended to the bottom of the crater and collected samples there for analysis. Later, scientists discovered unique bacteria in the soil that are not found anywhere else in the world — they adapted to life in the & # 171; Gates of Hell & # 187; and they survive well even at high temperatures.

& # 171; I would call it the Colosseum of Fire: wherever you look, there are thousands of small torches everywhere. And the sound is like the roar of a jet engine, such a powerful, crushing sound of burning gas. And no smoke & # 187 ;, — George Koronis shared his impressions.

In 2019, the President of Turkmenistan went to the & # 171; Gates of Hell & # 187; to deny his death. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov went on vacation for a long time did not appear in public, which gave rise to rumors. In a video clip shown on television, the politician drove around a gas crater in a car.

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