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-# Yurts / gers
+This topic is part of [[gt:buildings|Buildings & construction]].
+====== Yurts / gers ======
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-## What are yurts?
+===== What are yurts? =====
 The term yurt comes from the Russian word _yurta_. This in turn comes from a mistranslation of the yurt-dwellers word _yurta,_ meaning home. The Mongols use the term _ger_, and the Turkic tribes refer to their yurts as _oy_ or _buzoy_ (pronounced ooh and buz-ooh).
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 ![yurts1](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/yurts1.jpg)
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- Yurt / ger in the wilds of Mongolia.
+ _Yurt / ger in the wilds of Mongolia._
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 ![yurts2](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/yurts2.jpg)
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- Top: wedding in a (very big) yurt. Bottom: self-built (very small) yurt.
+ _Top: wedding in a (very big) yurt. Bottom: self-built (very small) yurt._
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 ![yurts4](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/yurts4.jpg)
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- Many of the homes in the suburbs of Ulan Bataar (capital of Mongolia) are yurts / gers.
+ _Many of the homes in the suburbs of Ulan Bataar (capital of Mongolia) are yurts / gers._
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 ![yurts5](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/yurts5.jpg)
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- Yurt interiors can be very beautiful and cosy.
+ _Yurt interiors can be very beautiful and cosy._
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-## What are the benefits of yurts?
+===== What are the benefits of yurts? =====
 Like all structures, the evolution of the yurt reflects the environment in which it developed. A structure was required that could stand up to intense cold, heat and winds. It needed to be light enough to move around when required and to stand up without being anchored into the frozen ground or shifting desert sands.
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 ![yurts6](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/yurts6.jpg)
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- Ornate door and central posts for a traditional Mongolian ger.
+ _Ornate door and central posts for a traditional Mongolian ger._
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 ![yurts7](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/yurts7.jpg)
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- Self-build: making the crown.
+ _Self-build: making the crown._
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-## What can I do?
+===== What can I do? =====
 Some yurt makers (like Guy, one of two yurt-makers interviewed for this introduction) will from time to time take volunteers to help in their work. This might be a good way to polish the skills needed to build your own yurt or to get an introduction to the craft. Quite a lot of yurt makers and yurt dwellers are self-taught: start with a good book and go from there!
-Yurt-making [courses](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/directory/categories/yurts-gers-courses) are occasions to go through the whole process of yurt making, and to swap ideas in convivial company.
+Yurt-making courses are occasions to go through the whole process of yurt making, and to swap ideas in convivial company.
 There are an increasing number of places offering the chance to spend time in yurts as an escape from day-to-day life. 'Glamping' in yurts is a good way to get a feel for yurt life, although it's worth bearing in mind that a lovely summer stay in a yurt might not give you much of an idea what a grim February in the woods would be like.
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 ![yurts8](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/yurts8.jpg)
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- Yurt-making workshops in Mongolia and the UK.
+ _Yurt-making workshops in Mongolia and the UK._
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 ![yurts9](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/yurts9.jpg)
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- Yurt holidays are becoming more popular. Here's a yurt with a view on an organic farm in Wales.
+ _Yurt holidays are becoming more popular. Here's a yurt with a view on an organic farm in Wales._
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 ![yurts10](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/yurts10.jpg)
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- Here's a Mongolian family browsing our Facebook page in their ger.
+ _Here's a Mongolian family browsing our Facebook page in their ger._
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-## Further resources
+===== Forum =====
+This topic belongs to the section [[gt:buildings|Buildings & construction]]. You can ask questions or add information on the corresponding [Forum section](https://forum.growingthecommons.org/t/buildings).
+===== Further resources =====
-## Specialist(s)
+- [Yurt Forum](https://www.yurtforum.com/forums/)
+- [Building a yurt from scratch](https://www.milkwood.net/2012/07/04/building-a-yurt-from-scratch-resources/)
+- [The construction of a yurt](https://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/articles/yurt/)
+- [The freedom of a yurt](https://billstclair.com/DoingFreedom/000623/df.0600.nca.yurt.html) - about yurt living
+- [The Karakalpuk Yurt](http://karakalpak.com/yurts.html) - beautiful resource
+- [Living in the Round](https://www.livingintheround.org/) - yurt living blog
+- [Simply Differently](https://simplydifferently.org/Yurt) - huge yurt resource
+- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yurt) - yurt
+===== Related topics =====
+- [[roun:Roundhouses]]
+- [[felt:Felt making]]
+- [[tipi:Tipis]]
+- [[geod:Geodesic domes]]
+===== Specialist curators of this topic =====