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A Yaranga is a cone-shaped or rounded reindeer-hide tent. [1] It is built of a light wooden frame covered with reindeer skins or canvas sewn together. The word yaranga comes from the Chukchi word for house: jaraŋə (Cyrillic: яраӈы). [2] In Russian use, the terms chum, yurt and yaranga may be used interchangeably.
A traditional Kyrgyz yurt A Karakalpak bentwood type "yourte" in Khwarezm (or Karakalpakstan), Uzbekistan Turkmen woman at the entrance to a yurt in Turkestan; 1913 picture by Prokudin-Gorsky. A yurt (from the Turkic languages) or ger is a portable, round tent covered and insulated with skins or felt and traditionally used as a dwelling by ...
Hexayurts at Burning Man [1] Varying sizes of hexayurts A general construction diagram. A hexayurt is a simplified disaster relief shelter design. [2] It is based on a hexagonal geodesic geometry adapted to construction from standard 4x8 foot sheets of factory made construction material, built as a yurt. [3]
Recreation of a Mongolian tent. Tents played a role in the development of Mongolian architecture, and these temporary shelters were frequently used under pastoral conditions. Tents were erected for Naadam, feasts and other gatherings. Jodgor is a small tent, accommodating one or two people. Maihan is a larger tent for a group.
Lean-tos and bivouac shelters sleeping one to three people can be made using one panel (a kröte, 'toad') or two (a locomotive). [3] A larger tent, the Jurte ('yurt') is made using six kohte panels for the roof (six panels form a circle) [4] and twelve rectangular panels to form a vertical side wall; it can sleep twenty or be used as a camp kitchen or assembly tent.
Various styles developed over time, some derived from traditional nomadic tents, such as the yurt. Most military tents throughout history were of a simple ridge design. The major technological advance was the use of linen or hemp canvas for the canopy versus leather for the Romans. The primary use of tents was still to provide portable shelter ...