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Landmark Middle East wonder

Darvaza Gas Crater

1971 CE – still standing

Burning natural gas crater in Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert, alight continuously since 1971

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Darvaza gas crater on Wikipedia.

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Who held this ground

Borders from dated snapshots, up to a century apart; precision varies.

Reconstruction

  1. Before it was built (3000 BCE–1960 CE)
  2. Turkmenistan (1994 CE–2026 CE) Border precision: Defined
Border precision
  • Defined

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Iran

Founded 1920 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1971 CE and 2026 CE.

1973 CE Yom Kippur War 1974 CE Ethiopian Civil War 1975 CE Lebanese Civil War 1980 CE Iran-Iraq War 1982 CE 1982 Lebanon War

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Landmark · Africa 1985 CE – still standing Yugoslavia Polity · Europe 1918 CE – 1992 CE Pablo Picasso Figure · Spain / France 1881 CE – 1973 CE Kurdish–Turkish Conflict Conflict · Europe 1984 CE – 2026 CE China–Europe Railway (Belt and Road) Trade route · East Asia 2011 CE Hassan II Mosque Landmark · Africa 1986 CE – still standing
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