To: texas booster
I thought the burning gas crater was called Darvaza. Is that name not in use anymore?
3 posted on
01/11/2022 6:28:18 AM PST by
Berosus
(I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
To: Berosus
From the article: “The “Gates of Hell” crater’s official name is the “Shining of Karakum,” but it is also known as the Darvaza Crater, named so after the nearby village.”
6 posted on
01/11/2022 6:31:54 AM PST by
Quality_Not_Quantity
("...for the sake of His name." Psalm 23:3)
To: Berosus
It is the same crater but to attract tourists they renamed it to "Shining of Karakum", because ...
7 posted on
01/11/2022 6:32:59 AM PST by
texas booster
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To: Berosus
“I thought the burning gas crater was called Darvaza. Is that name not in use anymore?”
WTH??
The “Gates of Hell” crater’s official name is the “Shining of Karakum,” but it is also known as the Darvaza Crater, named so after the nearby village.
8 posted on
01/11/2022 6:33:47 AM PST by
READINABLUESTATE
( ‘When tyranny becomes law, resistance becomes duty.’)
To: Berosus
From the article:
“The “Gates of Hell” crater’s official name is the “Shining of Karakum,” but it is also known as the Darvaza Crater, named so after the nearby village.”
22 posted on
01/11/2022 7:10:21 AM PST by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: Berosus
Darvaza time when it was called that.
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