Question: Which country to close Darvaza Gas Crater which is popularly known as “Gateway to Hell”?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Uzbekistan
(c) Turkmenistan
(d) Afghanistan
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
- Turkmenistan President orders closure of Gateway to Hell.
- Gateway to Hell is actually the Darvaza gas crater, and it is also called by names like ‘Door to Hell’ or ‘Gates to Hell’.
- It is located near Darvaza, Turkmenistan, and it is a popular tourist attraction in the country.
- The “Gates of Hell” is roughly 260 kilometers (160 miles) north of the Turkmen capital Ashgabat.
- The site is 60 meters (190 feet) wide and 20 meters (70 feet) at its depth.
- Gateway to Hell is a natural gas crater. It used to be a natural gas field which then collapsed into a cave and became a crater.
BY: AMIT GUPTA