Turkmenistan

Ashgabat Monuments

The city of Ashgabat - capital of Turkmenistan - is dominated by monuments to one man's megalomania - former President-for-Life Saparmurat Niyazov. Take, for example, the 75m tall Arch of Neutrality, which he subtly topped with a 12m gold-plated statue…

Posted by Ian Brown
Thursday, 27th August 2009

The Door to Hell

The Darvaza (Darweze) natural gas crater is an endlessly smoldering geological anomaly located in the isolated Karakum Desert of Turkmenistan.

Posted by Alex Steinberger
Friday, 3rd July 2009

Pool of Fire

Here in the deserts of Turkmenistan the satellite imagery has captured an amazing shot of a 200-metre wide churning pool that is spouting a pillar of smoke and flames. These are the Korpedje oil fields, and this is an active…

Posted by Alex Turnbull
Monday, 6th October 2008

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