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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. [2] William of Rubruck (1215-1295) describes them in ...
Architecture of Mongolia. Early-20th-century yurt-shaped temple. Architectural generations: yurt, temple and skyscraper. Model of the Maitreya Temple. The architecture of Mongolia is largely based on traditional dwellings, such as the yurt (Mongolian: гэр, ger) and the tent. During the 16th and 17th centuries, lamaseries were built ...
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.
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 (Mongolian) is a portable, round tent covered and insulated with skins or felt and traditionally used as a ...
A precarious life in Mongolia’s north, BBC Travel story by Anna Kaminski, June 10, 2014. We are Dukha: This is the Way of Our People; The Totem People's Preservation Project New York Times article, August 23, 2021
Ger district. A Ger district (Mongolian: гэр хороолол, Ger khoroolol) is a form of residential district in Mongolian settlements. They usually consist of parcels with one or more detached traditional mobile dwellings or gers (hence the name), surrounded by two-metre high wooden fences. In other countries, gers are known as yurts.
“Khyargas Lake is one of Mongolia’s best-kept secrets,” says outdoor enthusiast and Ulaanbaatar local Uyanga Vladimir of TIC 4x4 and Outdoor, who shares photos of her travels on Instagram at ...
Life in sparsely populated Mongolia has become more urbanized. Nearly half of the people live in the capital, Ulaanbaatar, and in other provincial centers. Semi nomadic life still predominates in the countryside, but settled agricultural communities are becoming more common. Mongolia's population growth rate is estimated at 1.6% (2020 census).