Turkmenistan, often seen as a closed-off nation, is a land brimming with secrets and wonders that are waiting to be uncovered ...

Turkmenistan's delegation will include representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Union of Industrialists ...

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The president of Turkmenistan is calling for an end to one of the country's most notable but infernal sights — the blazing natural gas crater widely referred to as the "Gates of Hell." ...

Turkmenistan’s leader wants to extinguish the country’s ‘Gates of Hell’ January 8, 2022 The crater fire named “Gates of Hell” is seen near Darvaza, Turkmenistan, on July 11, 2020.

Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov is pushing to douse the burning “Gates of Hell” crater. AFP via Getty Images “We are losing valuable natural resources for which we could ...

Turkmenistan’s government never fails to disappoint, and its latest action will keep that reputation intact. For more than two decades the government has been touting its UN-recognized status ...

* Turkmenistan occupies 188,456 square miles, an area slightly larger than California. * Major languages are Turkmen (spoken by 79 per cent of the population) and Russian (12 per cent).

Turkmenistan's neighbor to the south, Iran, is one of the countries worst hit by the coronavirus. Other neighboring countries in Central Asia have hundreds of confirmed cases.

Turkmenistan’s “Gates of Hell,” a crater 70 meters wide created in a drilling accident, has been burning gas for more than 40 years. Videographer: Rick Ray/Shutterstock.