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  2. Yurt - Wikipedia

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    Yurt of Kazakhs in the Tian Shan, 200 km (100 miles) northeast of Urumqi at 2100 metres (6900') a.s.l., August 1991. 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]

  3. Kit house - Wikipedia

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    Cover of the 1916 catalog of Gordon-Van Tine kit house plans A modest bungalow-style kit house plan offered by Harris Homes in 1920 A Colonial Revival kit home offered by Sterling Homes in 1916 Cover of a 1922 catalog published by Gordon-Van Tine, showing building materials being unloaded from a boxcar Illustration of kit home materials loaded in a boxcar from a 1952 Aladdin catalogue

  4. Shyrdak - Wikipedia

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    A shyrdak on the floor of a home in Aksy District, Kyrgyzstan. A shyrdak (Kyrgyz: шырдак, pronounced [ʃɯrˈdɑq]) or syrmak (Kazakh: сырмақ, romanized: syrmaq, pronounced [səɾˈmɑq]) is a stitched, and often colourful felt [1] floor and wallcovering, usually handmade in Central Asia.

  5. Dymaxion house - Wikipedia

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    The project continued to develop the technological concept of the Dymaxion house, now incorporating a round floor plan instead of a hexagonal one. The reactions to the prototype were extraordinarily positive; nevertheless it was not produced industrially because of (re-) tooling costs. [9]

  6. Tiny-house movement - Wikipedia

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    However, the costs tend to affect the environment while the benefits are exclusive to humans. [136] The intention of building new infrastructure is to guarantee its sustainability for a long period of time. [136] As a result, the less environmentally intentional a facility is, the more it will depend on consumption of natural resources.

  7. Yurt wagon - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Architecture of Mongolia - Wikipedia

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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).

  9. Buryats - Wikipedia

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    Kalym involved a husband exchanging an agreed number of head of cattle for his bride, while the bride's family would provide dowry in the form of a yurt and other essential household goods. [34] If a husband did not have enough cattle, a period of bride service would be arranged. Polygamy was permitted, however only men of extreme wealth could ...