ger

Nomad's portable home

A ger is a traditional Mongolian dwelling—a portable, round tent with a wooden frame covered in felt, designed for the nomadic life of the Central Asian steppes.

The word is the Mongolian equivalent of what English speakers often call a yurt (from the Turkic languages).

We stayed in a ger camp outside Ulaanbaatar.

structure

yurt

Felt-covered nomad tent

feltCompressed fiber textile
latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece

doorframe · wooden · canvas · framework · collapsible · circular · portable · coverings · poles · uni

culture

Mongolia

Central Asian landlocked nation

steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
KazakhCentral Asian ethnicity
KyrgyzCentral Asian Turkic people

Turkic · Central Asia · tradition · customs · shamanism · ceremony · ancestors · spirituality · heritage · clan

nomadism

migration

Movement to new territory

pastoralismMobile livestock husbandry
herdersLivestock guardians and guides
nomadsUnsettled, roving people

seasonal · caravan · relocation · portable · movement · horseback · livestock · grazing · steppes · wanderers

dwelling

home

One's personal residence

habitationPlace where people live
shelterProtected place or structure
encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement

hearth · threshold · interior · furniture · stove · bedding · altar · floor · rugs · warmth

ger

yurt

Mongolia

migration

home

ger

Opposites

Categories

Family