Turkmenistan's 'Gates of Hell' Crater Burns for Over 50 Years

A 70-meter-wide crater in the Karakum Desert, known locally as the 'Gates of Hell,' has been continuously burning since 1971, with no known method to extinguish it.

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n1-bihSerbian19d ago

Krater u pustinji gori bez prestanka više od 50 godina, a i dalje se ne zna kako da ga ugase

U pustinji Karakum u Turkmenistanu nalazi se krater širok oko 70 metara koji neprekidno gori od 1971. godine. Mještani ga zovu Vrata pakla. Vatru hran

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Turkmenistan's 'Gates of Hell' Crater Burns for Over 50 Years

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Krater u pustinji gori bez prestanka više od 50 godina, a i dalje se ne zna kako da ga ugase

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