Yurt (disambiguation)
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Yurt
Yurt
A yurt is a portable, bent wood-framed dwelling structure traditionally used by Turkic nomads in the steppes of Central Asia. The structure comprises a crown or compression wheel usually steam bent, supported by roof ribs which are bent down at the end where they meet the lattice wall...

is a portable dwelling structure.

Yurt may also refer to:
  • Yurt, a series of novels by C. Dale Brittain
    C. Dale Brittain
    C. Dale Brittain is the author of 8 fantasy fiction novels, 6 of which are of one series in the world of Yurt. The other two books, "Voima" and "Count Scar" stand alone in their respective universes....

  • Eski Yurt
    Eski Yurt
    Eski Yurt — a historical settlement in South West Crimea, presently a historical quarter in the western part of Bakhchisaray. Its name derives from Crimean Tatar "old settlement" or "old headquarter" and felt tent in Mongolian language.- History :...

    , a historical settlement in South West Crimea
  • Mishar Yurt
    Mishar Yurt
    Mishar Yurt was a semi-autonomous principality of the Golden Horde at the border of Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod and Ryazan duchies. At the epoch of Volga Bulgaria those land, originally settled by Mordvins, was settled by Turkic peoples, tended to be Muslims. In 1298 Hosayen ughli Mohammad from...

    , a semi-autonomous principality of the Golden Horde
  • Svend Yort
    Svend Yort
    Svend Yort of Maryland was a noted collector of the postage stamps and postal history of Scandinavia, and was a writer and expert on the subject.-Collecting interests:...

    (died 1981), noted collector of the postage stamps and postal history of Scandinavia
  • YURT = Year-round Universal Recreational Tent
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