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A yurt is a portable, tent-like dwelling traditionally used by nomadic peoples in Central Asia, particularly among groups like the Kyrgyz, Karakalpaks, and Turkmen. It was an important type of shelter that allowed these pastoral communities to live comfortably while moving across vast grasslands with their livestock.
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- Terminology
- Other terms
- Alternate names in other languages
- Yurt elements
- History
- Yurts beyond Central Asia
- Construction
- Insulation and decoration, symbolism
- In Central Asia
- Buddhism in Mongolia
- Westernization
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|A traditional Kyrgyzs|Kyrgyz yurt thumb|A Karakalpaks|Karakalpak bentwood type "yourte" in [[Khwarezm (or Karakalpakstan), Uzbekistan]] thumb|Turkmen woman at the entrance to a yurt in Turkestan; 1913 picture by Prokudin-Gorsky
A yurt (; from the Turkic languages) or ger (; from the Mongolic languages) is a portable, round tent covered and insulated with skins or felt and traditionally used as a dwelling by several distinct nomadic groups in the steppes and mountains of Inner Asia. The structure consists of a flexible angled assembly or latticework of wood or bamboo for walls, a door frame, ribs (poles, rafters), and a wheel (crown, compression ring) possibly steam-bent as a roof. The roof structure is sometimes self-supporting, but large yurts may have interior posts or columns supporting the crown. The top of the wall of self-supporting yurts is prevented from spreading by means of a tension band, which opposes the force of the roof ribs. Yurts take between 30 minutes and 3 hours to set up or take down, and are generally used by 5–15 people. Nomadic farming with yurts as housing has been the primary way of life in Central Asia, particularly Mongolia, for thousands of years.