Derweze
E1011695
Derweze is a small village in Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert best known as the location of the burning natural gas crater nicknamed the “Door to Hell.”
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| climate | desert climate ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 40.252°N 58.439°E ⓘ |
| country | Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Ahal Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceToCapital | approximately 260 km north of Ashgabat ⓘ |
| electricitySupply | limited ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 100 m above sea level ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Darvaza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Darvaza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimateType |
cold winters
ⓘ
hot summers ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Derweze (Turkmen) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNicknamedFeature |
Door to Hell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gates of Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | Darvaza gas crater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicInterest | night-time crater glow visible from village vicinity ⓘ |
| hasRoadAccess | yes ⓘ |
| hasTouristInfrastructureLevel | basic ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
burning natural gas crater
ⓘ
tourist destination in Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Russian
ⓘ
Turkmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Karakum Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Ahal Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInGeographicRegion | Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Karakum desert plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnTerritoryOf | Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyGeologicalFeature | natural gas field ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Darvaza gas crater campsite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity |
Ashgabat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dashoguz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | central Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | small ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
natural gas-related activities
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| regionEconomicBase | hydrocarbon resources ⓘ |
| regionType | sparsely populated desert ⓘ |
| terrain | sandy desert ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+5 ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
desert camping
ⓘ
night-time crater viewing ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | Darvaza gas crater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportConnection | Ashgabat–Dashoguz highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSource | brought from outside settlements ⓘ |
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