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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
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).
Coperthwaite's Harvard research examined the process of instructing groups of students on yurt construction. [2] His dissertation was on native Alaskan culture. [ 6 ] One of the many yurts he built leading student groups (in 1976 on the new campus of World College West in Marin County, California) became the subject of a student-composed song ...
In other countries, gers are known as yurts. Most Ger districts are not connected to water supplies, so people get their drinking water from public wells. For a warm shower or a bath, there are bathhouses. Since there is no sewer system, Ger district parcels usually have a pit toilet. [1]
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.
Mishar Yurt, a semi-autonomous principality of the Golden Horde; Qırım Yurtu, Crimean Khanate; Eger-Yurt, a village in the Kalbajar Rayon of Azerbaijan; Eski Yurt, a historical settlement in South West Crimea; Kuchek Yurt Sheykhan, a village in Fajr Rural District, in the Central District of Gonbad-e Qabus County, Golestan Province, Iran
They have traditionally lived in yurts covered by felt or chums, layered with birch bark or hide that they relocate seasonally as they move to newer pastures. Traditionally, the Tuvans were divided into nine regions called khoshuun , namely the Tozhu , Salchak, Oyunnar, Khemchik, Khaasuut, Shalyk, Nibazy, Daavan and Choodu, and Beezi.
A yurt was constructed at the apiary in the following year to host rehearsals and meetings, and they began holding concerts regularly at the museum. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Otyken performed in numerous international events such as Universiade , the Freestyle Wrestling World Championship, and the Grammy's Global Spin. [ 7 ]