Kyrgyz yurt

Yurt (also obsolete "kibitka") is a portable frame dwelling with a felt covering among Turkic and Mongolian nomads. In the modern conditions of tourism development in Central Asia, many peoples are developing yurt tourism - for example, many guests of Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Kazakhstan can live for some time in the yurts of nomads. This type of recreation has become a separate direction of tourism - Jailoo tourism. In many cities, you can find restaurants or tourist sites with stylized or natural yurts. The yurt fully satisfies the needs of the nomad due to its convenience and practicality. It is quickly assembled and easily disassembled by one family in one hour. It is easily transported on camels, horses or a car, its felt covering does not let in rain, wind and cold. The Kyrgyz yurt usually faces east. The right side (when viewed from the outside) from the entrance is for women (epchi zhak) with household utensils, the left side is for men (er zhak) — for a gun, bridle, saddle, etc., opposite the entrance is the place of honor (tөr/tör), the center of the yurt is the place for the hearth. The yurt is usually covered with felt with a gray tint. Hence its name — boz üy "gray house". Rich yurts are covered with white felt and are called ak üy "white house".