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UTC+5 |
Daylight Saving Time
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
IANA Time Zone |
Asia/Ashgabat |
Darvaza time compared to Beijing time (China) |
3 hours ahead |
Davaza, Turkmenistan: The Mysterious Wonders of the Gates of Hell
Located in the Karakum Desert in northern Turkmenistan, Davaza is a small village known as the "Gates of Hell". 1971, a Soviet geological team drilling a well accidentally drilled into an underground natural gas cavern, which led to the collapse of the ground and the formation of a huge pit with a diameter of about 70 meters, and in order to prevent the leakage of poisonous gases, they ignited the gas in the pit, which was expected to burn for a few weeks, but unexpectedly the flame continued to this day, creating a shocking view of the Gates of Hell. In order to prevent toxic gas leakage, they ignited the gas in the pit and expected it to burn for a few weeks and then go out. Now, the flaming pit that has been burning for more than half a century has become the destination for global explorers, and the nightly firelight illuminates the desert as if it were the entrance to the underground world, showing the mysterious charm of the intertwining of nature and human activities, and also making this remote desert place a unique geological wonder of Turkmenistan.
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Today is 2026-02-28
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07:41
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18:56
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