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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). 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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-## 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. 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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-## 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! 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!
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-## Further resources+===== Forum =====
  
-- [Yurt Forum](https://www.yurtforum.com/forums/) +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). 
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 +===== Further resources ===== 
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 +- [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/) - [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 construction of a yurt](https://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/articles/yurt/)
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 +===== Related topics =====
 +
 +- [[roun:Roundhouses]]
 +- [[felt:Felt making]]
 +- [[tipi:Tipis]]
 +- [[geod:Geodesic domes]]
  
  
-## Specialist curators of this topic+===== Specialist curators of this topic =====
  
  
  
  
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