STRINGER/AFP/AFP People go to the "Gateway to Hell" gas crater in the middle of the Turkmenistan desert expecting an angry cauldron but are now coming away unimpressed. Once a giant uncontrollable pit ...

Rarely does an industrial accident develop into a major tourist attraction. But when a Soviet exploratory team drilled for natural gas in Turkmenistan more than 50 years ago, they are said to have set ...

Residents in the remote Turkmen village of Bokurdak have long depended on the Karakum Desert for their livelihoods, cultivating every square metre they can in a constant battle with nature. It is a ...

Deep in the scorching desert of Turkmenistan, the Darvaza gas crater—infamously known as the “Gate to Hell”—has been ablaze for over 50 years. This massive fiery pit, which once roared with a ...

Turkmenistan is the southernmost republic of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the loose federation created at the end of 1991 by most of the post-Soviet states. Its longest border is with ...

The Murghab river flows into the oasis city of Mary in the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan. At left, is the Hanhowuz Reservoir which plays an important role in agriculture in southeastern Turkmenistan.

Scientists warn climate change is accelerating desertification of the land - Copyright AFP Nikolay Vavilov Residents in the remote Turkmen village of Bokurdak have ...