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A yurt is a traditional Kazakh home from the nomadic days. It can be put up in about three hours if you do it right. Amy is here with her school's yurt, which they put up on important holidays. The steaming thing is a Russian samovar. It is used for heating water for tea. There is a fire in the center (hence smokestack) that burns wood or coal. You can barely see the spout at the bottom where the water comes out. |
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Sungat and Layla pose with this half finished yurt. The frame is wood tied together and covered with carpets. You can barely see the door frame on the right- its just a small upright door made of wood. |
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The top of a yurt is often hung with decorative hangings. You can see that the top is open. The sides can be pulled in at night to close the opening, or opened further to let in light and air. |
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Here are some yurt carpets. The top two are Mongolian and the bottom ones are Kazakh. |
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