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Read more about the history of the town [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derweze from Wikipedia].
 
Read more about the history of the town [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derweze from Wikipedia].
  
== Hitching in & out ==
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== Hitching Out ==
  
 
Gas exploration in the area has started, therefore there is now a sandy track that goes from the main road to the crater.
 
Gas exploration in the area has started, therefore there is now a sandy track that goes from the main road to the crater.
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Getting a ride further is fairly easy, traffic is good on this road with many trucks in both directions, so do not hesitate to give up a lift to explore the area.
 
Getting a ride further is fairly easy, traffic is good on this road with many trucks in both directions, so do not hesitate to give up a lift to explore the area.
  
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== Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==
  
== Accommodation and Sleep ==
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Wild camping places around the crater are good.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:19, 4 February 2021

Derweze was a town in Turkmenistan until it was destroyed.

Read more about the history of the town from Wikipedia.

Hitching Out

Gas exploration in the area has started, therefore there is now a sandy track that goes from the main road to the crater.

The turnoff is around 1,5km South from the point where the railways cross the main-road. Coming from the North, you must get-off at the top of a small climb where 2 side roads in every direction are facing each other.

Turn left on the sandy track and follow it for about 7 kms. There is a gas well (under construction in april 2012) after 5 kms and many trucks travel all day long between it and the main road, and getting a lift is easy. To the crater itself, follow the road for another 2 kms.

Do not forget to stock up water. If coming from North, there are some chaikanas 1km before the railways line where you can buy water.

Getting a ride further is fairly easy, traffic is good on this road with many trucks in both directions, so do not hesitate to give up a lift to explore the area.

Nomadwiki & Trashwiki

Check Nomadwiki for info on accommodation, showers etc. or Trashwiki for dumpsters...and share your wisdom :)