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Some yurts in the steppe, 1921 Inside a yurt Yurts in the steppe Temple at the Dashichoiling monastery. The yurt, traditional dwelling of Mongolian nomads, is a circular structure supported by a collapsible wooden frame and covered with wool felt. In Mongolian, a yurt is known as a ger (гэр).
North American yurts and yurt derivations were pioneered by William Coperthwaite in the 1960s, after he was inspired to build them by a National Geographic article about Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas's visit to Mongolia. [12] An American yurt with a deck. Permanently located in Kelleys Island State Park
Yurt wagon or Ger tereg (Mongolian: ᠭᠡᠷ ᠲᠡᠷᠭᠡ) is a traditional mobile dwelling of the Mongolic people, in which a yurt is placed on a large cart usually pulled by oxen. [ 1 ] This type of habitat was mainly used by the Mongol Khans , at least between the 13th and 16th centuries.
Yurts in the Mongolian Countryside. The ger (yurts) is part of the Mongolian national identity. The Secret History of the Mongols mentions Genghis Khan as the leader of all people who live in felt tents, called gers, and even today a large share of Mongolia's population lives in ger, even in Ulaanbaatar.
Dukha tent in Mongolia. The Dukha live in ortz, yurts that resemble Native-Americans tepees. [11] [3] A large yurt may take birch bark from up to 32 trees to make; a medium-sized yurt is made from the bark of 23-25 trees. [11]
A reconstruction of an ancient Mongol tribe, located near the Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue Basket and fork for gathering the dung (used as fuel in the yurts), Sükhbaatar Aimag, Mongolia, 1972 Mongols have been living in virtually the same dwellings since at least the 6th century AD.
Bawden, Charles. "Mongolia: Ancient and Modern" History Today (Feb 1959) 9#2 p103-112. Bold, Bat-Ochir. Mongolian Nomadic Society: a reconstruction of the 'medieval' history of Mongolia (Routledge, 2013). Buyandelgeriyn, Manduhai. "Dealing with uncertainty: shamans, marginal capitalism, and the remaking of history in postsocialist Mongolia."
Old Tengrist prayers have come to us from the Secret History of the Mongols (13th century). The priests-prophets (temujin) received them, according to their faith, from the great deity/spirit Munkh Tenger. [47] A traditional Kyrgyz (Kazakh) yurt in 1860 in the Syr Darya Oblast. Note the lack of a compression ring at the top.