Umthombo waseDarvaza, owaziwa nangokuthi "iSango Lokuya Esihogweni", usehlane laseKarakum, eTurkmenistan. Indawo yayo isondele kakhulu nedolobhana elincane laseDarvaza, lapho livela khona igama lalo. Isizathu esiyinhloko sokuba khona kwayo ukuthi kuyithemba elidala legesi. Ugwadule, oluthatha inani eliphelele lama-350.000km ^ 2, okungukuthi, i-70% yokwelulwa kwezwe. Okwezihlabathi ezingenakulinganiswa, lapho "iKarakum" isho "izihlabathi ezimnyama, ingenye yezingwadule ezinkulu kunazo zonke ezikhona. Intshisekelo yayo eyinhloko yabantu ivela eqinisweni lokuthi icebe kakhulu kukho kokubili igesi no-oyela.
Ubukhulu bomthombo waseDarvaza bangamamitha angama-69 ububanzi namamitha angama-30 ukujula. Izinga lokushisa ngaphakathi kwalo livame ukuzungeza cishe ama-400 degrees Celsius. Futhi sekuhehe izivakashi ezinkulu, futhi kwenziwa ngisho nemibhalo egciniwe ngakho. Indaba yakhe? Imvelo yemvelo, nemvelo yabantu.
Indaba enelukuluku yomthombo waseDarvaza
Ingaphakathi leSango eliya esihogweni
Sibuyela emuva ku-1971. Izazi zokwakheka komhlaba zaseSoviet zazibheka igesi eningi etholakala ogwadule lweKarakum. Bemba izinkambu zegesi yemvelo, amaRussia abuka njengoba konke ukumba kwawo kumunwa umhlaba. Okusho ukuthi, yonke imishini yabo eyigugu yayigwinywe umgodi omkhulu. Abakutholile empeleni kwakuwumhume omkhulu ongaphansi komhlaba ogcwele igesi yemvelo. Kepha kukhona okwenzekile, amagesi amaningi anobuthi avela phansi.
Ngokwesaba ukuthi lokhu kusabela kuzoba nemiphumela emibi, iqembu linqume ukukushisa. Lowo kwakuwumqondo omuhle lowo. Babona ukuthi mhlawumbe ezinsukwini ezintathu noma ezine umlilo uzocima, balinda amasonto. Bayeka, lowo kwakuwumqondo ongcono. Uma kungenjalo, base belinde iminyaka engama-3! Izophuma nini? Akusekho ukubhejwa, akekho owaziyo. Kube nemizamo engaphumelelanga yokukhokhela umlilo. Khonamanjalo, umthombo waseDarvaza uzoqhubeka nokushisa igesi inganqamuki.