page_title: Yurt
section_title: Construction
hierarchical_section_title: Yurt / Construction
caption_attribution_description: English: en:Yurt with the en:Gurvansaikhan Mountains behind, part of en:Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
context_page_description: A yurt, also known as ger in Mongolian is a portable, round tent. It is covered with skins or felt. A yurt is commonly used as a dwelling by nomads in the grasslands of Central Asia.
context_section_description: Traditional yurts consist of an expanding wooden circular frame carrying a felt cover. The felt is made from the wool of sheep. The wood to make the external structure is not to be found on the treeless steppes.
  A yurt is designed to be dismantled and the parts carried compactly on camels or yaks to be rebuilt on another site. Complete construction takes around 2 hours.
caption: A Mongolian Ger
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