mazanka
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thumb|Ukrainian mazanka, Pyrohiv museum, Kyiv Oblast|Kyiv region A mazanka (, ) is a traditional Ukrainian countryside dwelling. A house made of clay, raw brick or brushwood (for the roof), plastered with clay mixed with manure or any other organic substance (adobe technique). The walls were later covered with lime whitewash. Historically, it was widespread in Ukraine and other territories with a significant Ukrainian minority (e.g. Kuban), which was connected with natural conditions, since there were not so many forests, and therefore, wood for construction. Houses similar to mazankas were al
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It is catalogued under the topic Adobe buildings and structures.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- architectural typology
- Subclass of
- earth structure
- Material used
- straw
- Image
- Pan-134003076.jpg
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- Commons category
- Mazanka
- facet of
- Ukrainian architecture
- time period
- 4th millennium BC
- Köppen climate classification
- arid
- different from
- hata
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thumb|Ukrainian mazanka, Pyrohiv museum, Kyiv Oblast|Kyiv region A mazanka (, ) is a traditional Ukrainian countryside dwelling. A house made of clay, raw brick or brushwood (for the roof), plastered with clay mixed with manure or any other organic substance (adobe technique). The walls were later covered with lime whitewash. Historically, it was widespread in Ukraine and other territories with a significant Ukrainian minority (e.g. Kuban), which was connected with natural conditions, since there were not so many forests, and therefore, wood for construction. Houses similar to mazankas were also built in the Caucasus, where they were known as turluks (palisades).
== Name == This type of house is named from the word mazaty (), meaning .
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