hell door: the door to hell on davaz


The Hell doors are often imagined to the atmosphere of a very hot flame. This happens in a fire that gaping hole in the mainland of Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Thus, a fire pit that was referred to as the "The door to Hell."

Fire hole about twice the size of a football field with a depth of more than 30 meters. Initially not that big in size since the first time "The door to Hell" was encountered humans in 1975.

Originally a geologist digging with heavy equipment for the drilling of natural gas. Surprisingly, the location was found a large gap in the basement. Because of their size, all the equipment to dig down into the inside.








The gulf was filled with poisonous gas. There has been no official statement of the Soviet Union at that time relating how the number of victims killed by a hit by poison gas. However, experts get out and all the equipment that was left to fall away.

To avoid a toxic gas that already is open to the sky the earth is spread, experts decided to burn them. Position near a small town named Davaz.

Video: "The Door to Hell"



Practically since 1975 that a giant hole belching fire like a volcano and still remain lit until now despite 35 years have passed. Surrounding community that no one dared approach the influence of thermal field up to several hundred meters so-called "The door to Hell."

Until now there has been no explanation of whether the "The door to Hell" was widened or stable in size because of the gas that comes out from the bowels of the earth is burned directly. Although exposed to rain, the fire did not went out.

The giant fire hole that looks from a distance because it is located in a vast barren land. When in the night, it seems increasingly clear with a yellowish light beam derived from "The door to Hell"

Similar to the Lapindo mud in Indonesia, which continues to give thanks to the hot mud drilling is considered failed so sprayed onto the surface of the earth. Up to now there is also a geologist who has not been able to stop the Lapindo mudflow. What can be done only in order to limit the effects of hot mud that area does not continue to widen.