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"The 'Door to Hell'. In 1971, Soviet geologists were drilling in the Turkmen desert when the land gave way beneath them, leaving a seventy-meter-wide, noxious gas-emitting crater. They ignited the gas to try to burn off the excess, but the crater has been ablaze ever since. Darvaza, Turkmenistan, 2012"
"The 'Door to Hell'. In 1971, Soviet geologists were drilling in the Turkmen desert when the land gave way beneath them, leaving a seventy-meter-wide, noxious gas-emitting crater. They ignited the gas to try to burn off the excess, but the crater has been ablaze ever since. Darvaza, Turkmenistan, 2012"
Object Number 2019.5.1.21
Display Title "The 'Door to Hell'. In 1971, Soviet geologists were drilling in the Turkmen desert when the land gave way beneath them, leaving a seventy-meter-wide, noxious gas-emitting crater. They ignited the gas to try to burn off the excess, but the crater has been ablaze ever since. Darvaza, Turkmenistan, 2012"
Descriptions
Classification
  • Photographic
Department Photographic
Date 2012
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Turkmenistan / Ahal Province / Ak bugdaý District / Darvaza
Materials Digital
Quantity 1
Credit Line Robert Gardner Fellow

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Image Not Available for "The 'Door to Hell' is a 70-meter-wide, noxious gas-emitting crater created in 1971 when Soviet geologists were drilling in the desert and the ground gave way. It was ignited and has been ablaze ever since. Darvaza, Turkmenistan, 2012"
2019.5.2.19 "The 'Door to Hell' is a 70-meter-wide, noxious gas-emitting crater created in 1971 when Soviet geologists were drilling in the desert and the ground gave way. It was ignited and has been ablaze ever since. Darvaza, Turkmenistan, 2012"
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Darvaza
"Yanar Dag, the 'eternally burning mountainside,' is fueled by a seep of natural gas that was allegedly ignited in the 1950s by a shepherd who dropped his cigarette on the ground. Absheron District, Azerbaijan, 2012"
2019.5.1.10 "Yanar Dag, the 'eternally burning mountainside,' is fueled by a seep of natural gas that was allegedly ignited in the 1950s by a shepherd who dropped his cigarette on the ground. Absheron District, Azerbaijan, 2012"
Photographic
Absheron District
Image Not Available for "Yanar Dag, the 'eternally burning mountainside,' is fueled by natural gas allegedly ignited in the 1950s by a shepherd's cigarette. Absheron District, Azerbaijan, 2012"
2019.5.2.12 "Yanar Dag, the 'eternally burning mountainside,' is fueled by natural gas allegedly ignited in the 1950s by a shepherd's cigarette. Absheron District, Azerbaijan, 2012"
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Absheron District
"Changing rooms at Kow-Ata, the 'Father of Caves.' This sulfur lake lies sixty meters underground and is known for its warm healing waters. Kow-Ata, Turkmenistan, 2012"
2019.5.1.24 "Changing rooms at Kow-Ata, the 'Father of Caves.' This sulfur lake lies sixty meters underground and is known for its warm healing waters. Kow-Ata, Turkmenistan, 2012"
Photographic
Turkmenistan
Image Not Available for "In Turkmenistan, the foreign ministry has expressed plans to transform the luxury beach resort of Awaza into a 'Turkmen Las Vegas.' Awaza, Turkmenistan, 2012"
2019.5.2.4 "In Turkmenistan, the foreign ministry has expressed plans to transform the luxury beach resort of Awaza into a 'Turkmen Las Vegas.' Awaza, Turkmenistan, 2012"
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Awaza
"Women who are trying to conceive make pilgrimages from all over Turkmenistan to visit the Qyz Bibi shrine. Qyz Bibi, the pagan goddess of fertility and womanhood, is believe to have lived most of her life in a cramped cave, fed through a tiny hole in the rock. Nokhur, Turkmenistan, 2012"
2019.5.1.23 "Women who are trying to conceive make pilgrimages from all over Turkmenistan to visit the Qyz Bibi shrine. Qyz Bibi, the pagan goddess of fertility and womanhood, is believe to have lived most of her life in a cramped cave, fed through a tiny hole in the rock. Nokhur, Turkmenistan, 2012"
Photographic
Nohur
"In Turkmenistan, the foreign ministry has expressed plans to transform the luxury beach resort of Awaza into a 'Turkish Las Vegas'. Awaza, Turkmenistan, 2012"
2019.5.1.45 "In Turkmenistan, the foreign ministry has expressed plans to transform the luxury beach resort of Awaza into a 'Turkish Las Vegas'. Awaza, Turkmenistan, 2012"
Photographic
Awaza
"A larger-than-life-size photograph of Turkmenistan's president, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, towers over a hotel guest. Awaza, Turkmenistan, 2012"
2019.5.1.46 "A larger-than-life-size photograph of Turkmenistan's president, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, towers over a hotel guest. Awaza, Turkmenistan, 2012"
Photographic
Awaza
"Some of the hundreds of letters of gratitude sent from all over the Soviet Union to the doctors at Naftalan, now in the collection of the town museum. Naftalan, Azerbaijan, 2012"
2019.5.1.5 "Some of the hundreds of letters of gratitude sent from all over the Soviet Union to the doctors at Naftalan, now in the collection of the town museum. Naftalan, Azerbaijan, 2012"
Photographic
Naftalan
Gas flaring
2004.15.19.841 Gas flaring
Central America
Gas lamp on street
2004.24.29716 Gas lamp on street
Merida
People at the Bakwena Store gas pump, expedition Dodge truck in the background
2001.29.6588 People at the Bakwena Store gas pump, expedition Dodge truck in the background
Molepolole