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Ruby is a small incorporated town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States, located about 60 miles northeast of the state capital of Baton Rouge and adjacent to the Mississippi border, and characterized by a quiet rural atmosphere and a deep community culture. Sparsely populated, with fewer than 500 people according to the most recent census, the town dates back to the late 1800s and, with its early rise to an agricultural economy (e.g., cotton and soybean farming), still retains the rustic look of a traditional Southern town. The town's landmarks include a century-old community church and several Victorian-style homes, and the annual fall "Ruby Family Day," which blends elements of local Cajun and Creole culture, has become a shared memory for the surrounding residents. Despite its small size, Ruby epitomizes the serenity of the American countryside with its simple folk and distinctive Louisiana southern flavor.
Located in the Karakum Desert in northern Turkmenistan, Davaza is a small village known as the "Gates of Hell". 1971, a Soviet geological team drilling a well accidentally drilled into an underground natural gas cavern, which led to the collapse of the ground and the formation of a huge pit with a diameter of about 70 meters, and in order to prevent the leakage of poisonous gases, they ignited the gas in the pit, which was expected to burn for a few weeks, but unexpectedly the flame continued to this day, creating a shocking view of the Gates of Hell. In order to prevent toxic gas leakage, they ignited the gas in the pit and expected it to burn for a few weeks and then go out. Now, the flaming pit that has been burning for more than half a century has become the destination for global explorers, and the nightly firelight illuminates the desert as if it were the entrance to the underground world, showing the mysterious charm of the intertwining of nature and human activities, and also making this remote desert place a unique geological wonder of Turkmenistan.