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The Old Turkic yurt (' tent, dwelling, abode, range ') may have been derived from the Old Turkic word ur—a verb with the suffix +Ut. [2] In modern Turkish and Uzbek, the word yurt is used as the synonym for 'homeland' or a 'dormitory', while in modern Azerbaijani, yurd mainly signifies 'homeland' or 'motherland
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]
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.
Twelve yurts are located in Area 1 of the Riverside campground. These yurts are wheelchair accessible. Each "Yurt" includes bunks for sleeping 6 people, table and chairs, electric lighting and a heater. Also included are a propane gas barbecue and picnic shelter. These special sites are in high demand in all seasons.
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.
The most numerous of the Siberian Yupik peoples, the Chaplino Eskimos (Ungazigmit) had a round, dome-shaped building for winter. Literature refers to it as a "yaranga", the same term which the Chukchi people use, but the term used in the Chaplino Eskimos' language is mengteghaq (IPA [mɨŋtˈtɨʁaq], extended Cyrillic: мыӈтыӷаӄ). [4]
Tyvan chums in ethnocultural complex of Aldyn-Bulak, Russia, Tyva. A chum (/ tʃ uː m /) is a temporary dwelling used by the nomadic Uralic (Nenets, Nganasans, Enets, Khanty, Mansi, Komi, Selkups) reindeer herders of northwestern Siberia, Russia.
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).