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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
Luxury camping, or glamping, brings elegant accommodations to the great outdoors, and these pricey sites are in some exotic and far-flung locations all around the world. 30 Crazy-Expensive ...
A glamping "village" with semi-permanent yurts, gravel paths, and a hot tub. Glamping is a portmanteau of "glamorous" and "camping", and describes a style of camping with amenities and, in some cases, resort-style services not usually associated with "traditional" camping.
Camping is also labeled by lifestyle: Glamping (glamorous camping) combines camping with the luxury and amenities of a home or hotel, [10] and has its roots in the early 1900s European and American safaris in Africa. Workamping allows campers to trade their labor variously for discounts on campsite fees, campground utilities, and even some ...
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]
Sweetwater Creek. Sweetwater Creek State Park is a 2,549 acres (10.32 km 2) Georgia state park in east Douglas County, 15 miles (24 km) from downtown Atlanta.The park is named after Sweetwater Creek which runs through it.
Because a gazebo is free-standing, it is often used as a shelter for a temporary shop at a fair or street market. A beach tent is often a simplified form of dome tent and provide a useful (relatively sand-free) place to temporarily store beach equipment, but is at most showerproof. Some beach tents use specially treated fabric which is opaque ...