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==Gallery== ===Africa=== <gallery> Image:Case à la chefferie de Bana.jpg|Rondavel in Cameroon Image:Traditional round houses in Manica (4419157639).jpg|Traditional houses in [[Tanzania]] Image:Maasai house.jpg|[[Maasai people|Maasai]] house in Tanzania Image:Village in Aït Bouguemez.jpg|[[Loam]] houses in the [[High Atlas]], [[Aït Bouguemez]] Image:Gordon Laing House.jpg|A house in [[Timbuktu]] File:Chã_das_Caldeiras-Maison_traditionnelle_(1).jpg|[[Funco (architecture)|Funco]] house in [[Cape Verde]] </gallery> ===Anatolia=== <gallery> Image:Cappadocia .JPG|Basalt tuff, [[rock-cut architecture]] in [[Cappadocia]], found in central Anatolia and parts of [[Iran]] Image:Tholoi-Harran.jpg|[[Tholoi]] type homes have been constructed for millennia in [[Mesopotamia]], like these found in [[Harran]]. Image:Safranbolu traditional house 1.jpg|Timber-framed house in [[Safranbolu]], as found in northern Anatolia and [[Rumelia|European Ottoman territories]] Image:Bosphorus yali bergie.jpg|Late Ottoman wooden Yali, a type found on the [[Bosphorus]] shore and on the [[Princes' Islands]] Image:House in Taşören, Çaykara8.jpg|A typical alpine chalet as found in the [[Pontic Mountains]] and parts of the [[Caucasus]] </gallery> ===Central Asia=== <gallery> File:Altai Ail - traditional dwelling.jpg|Ayil - herding House in the [[Altai Mountains]] File:Kazah Jurt2.jpg|alt=Kazakh Yurt in the Altai|[[Kazakhs|Kazakh]] yurt in the [[Altai Republic|Altai]] File:Ail13.jpg|alt=A house made of bark - Aalachic. Алтай|A house made of bark - Aalachic, [[Altai Mountains]] File:Altai Ail.jpg|alt=Shepherd's house|Shepherd's house in the mountains. [[Kosh-Agachsky District|Kosh-Agach]]. File:Olgiy1111 04.jpg|North-Western [[Mongolia]], [[Ölgii (city)|Ölgii]] city File:Yurt, Northwest Mongolia.jpg|alt=Mongolian nomad yurt|[[Mongolia]]n [[nomad]] [[yurt]] File:Chaban13.jpg|alt=Animal Farm in the Altai Mountains|Animal Farm in the [[Altai Mountains]] File:20130518 alt 1348 01.jpg|alt=Stone Yurt in Mongolia|Stone yurt in [[Mongolia]] File:Felt yurt, Altai, Russia.jpg|alt=Telengitskaya yurt in Altai|Telengits yurt in Altai </gallery> ===Middle East=== <gallery> File:Sana, Yemen (4324243257).jpg|Traditional Yemeni house in [[Sana'a]] File:House Details, Sanaa, Yemen (10737189323).jpg|Traditional Yemeni house in [[Sana'a]] File:Traditional house in Al Balad.JPG|Traditional architecture of the [[Hejaz]], [[Al-Balad, Jeddah]] File:Al kaimah vernacular architecture of UAE.jpg|Replica of a vernacular house in [[Dubai]], including a [[windcatcher]] File:Sukkah in Tel Aviv.jpg|Traditional temporary Jewish [[Sukkah]] in Israel constructed out of native foliage File:Sattar khan home 001 copy.jpg|Traditional brick house of Iran and Central Asia, [[Tabriz]] File:Islamic architectural heritage in the Old City of Jerusalem.jpg|The mashrabiya (a type of oriel window) is a characteristic feature of upper-class homes across the region as in this example from Jerusalem. File:Old Jerusalem, Jewish Quarter road, Hadaya Jewelry 2009.jpg|Houses in the [[Jewish Quarter (Jerusalem)|Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem]] made of [[Jerusalem stone]] File:Tarihi Midyat Evleri.jpg|Traditional House in Midyat, Southern Turkey </gallery> ===South Asia=== {{Main|Indian vernacular architecture}} <gallery> File:Guest house in Sylhet (01).jpg|The origin of the vernacular [[bungalow]] has its roots in [[Bengal]], [[Bangladesh]]. File:Naulakha Pavilion in Lahore Fort.jpg|The [[Naulakha Pavilion]] in [[Lahore Fort]], Pakistan, features a [[Do-chala]] roof originating in [[Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AzG5llo3YCMC&q=naulakha+bengali&pg=PA521|title=History of Civilizations of Central Asia: Development in contrast : from the sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century|last1=Dani|first1=Ahmad Hasan|last2=Masson|first2=Vadim Mikhaĭlovich|last3=Unesco|date=2003-01-01|publisher=UNESCO|isbn=9789231038761|language=en}}</ref> File:Sarahan - Bhimakali Temple.jpg|Bhimakali temple, built in Kath-Kuni style of architecture, [[Indian vernacular architecture]] File:Limboo house in Hee- kengbari village in West Sikkim, Sikkim, India.jpg|[[Limboo]] house in Hee- kengbari village in [[West Sikkim, Sikkim]], India </gallery> ===East Asia=== {{See also|Vernacular residential architecture of Western Sichuan}} <gallery> File:Lingshi Jingsheng Wangjia Dayuan 2013.08.24 14-14-08.jpg|[[Wang Family Compound]] in [[Lingshi]], [[Shanxi]] File:Siheyuan fukan.JPG|[[Siheyuan]] in [[Beijing]] File:Suzhoupic1.jpg|Downtown in [[Suzhou, Jiangsu|Suzhou]] File:Wuyi Yuyuan 20120219-72.jpg|Mansion in [[Zhejiang]] File:安徽宏村.jpg|[[Hongcun]] in [[Anhui]] File:流坑.jpg|Village in [[Jiangxi]] File:Snail pit tulou.jpg|[[Fujian Tulou]] File:Zhaojiabao - P1260269.JPG|Traditional house in [[Fujian]] File:佛山东华里.JPG|Lane in [[Guangdong]] File:Rui Shi Lou.jpg|[[Kaiping Diaolou]] File:Miao.woodhouse.shop.jpg|[[Miao people]] house in Guizhou File:Chaozhou_Mansion.jpg|Han [[Teochew people|Teochew]] dwelling in Guangdong File:Cave_Dwelling_-_Courtyard.jpg|[[Yaodong]] or cave dwelling in [[Shaanxi]] </gallery> ===Mainland Southeast Asia=== {{See also|Rural Khmer house}} <gallery> File:Nhà sàn của người Lào ở Lai Châu.jpg|Stilt house of [[Lao people]] in [[Lai Châu]] File:Nhà người Hà Nhì (mặt bên).jpg|A [[Hani people]] house in northern Vietnam File:Nhà người Dao.jpg|A [[Yao people]] house in Vietnam File:Cambo 169.jpg|A typical [[Khmer people|Khmer]] stilt house File:Nhà ngang (Tiên Lữ, Lập Thạch).jpg|A traditional Vietnamese house in Red River Delta region File:House of peoble M'Nong.jpg|A [[Mnong people]] hut in southern Vietnam File:BahnarRong.jpg|A "rong" house of the [[Bahnar people]] of Vietnam </gallery> ===Island Southeast Asia and Austronesia=== {{See also|Austronesian peoples#Architecture|Latte stone|Architecture of Indonesia|Architecture of the Philippines|Rumah adat}} <gallery> File:Dan toc hoc 19.jpg|Long communal house of the [[Rhade people]] File:Maison Nias.JPG|A traditional house, [[Nias Island]], [[North Sumatra]], Indonesia File:Rumah Batak - panoramio.jpg|[[Toba Batak people|Toba]] traditional house, Indonesia File:Batak Karo House - Jamburta Ras Rumah Berastagi 01.jpg|The house of the chief of a village in [[Kabanjahe]] shows the vernacular architecture of [[Karo people (Indonesia)|Karo people]], Indonesia. File:Rumah Melayu Bangkinang.JPG|Rumah Lancang or Rumah Lontiok style, a traditional [[Malay Indonesians]] house from [[Riau]], Sumatra, Indonesia File:Toraja house.jpg|''[[Tongkonan]]'' houses of the [[Toraja people]], Sulawesi, Indonesia File:Traditional house Ratenggaro Sumba.jpg|Sumba house, a traditional house, [[East Nusa Tenggara]], Indonesia File:Rumah Adat Mamuju.jpg|Mamuju house, a traditional house, [[West Sulawesi]], Indonesia File:Apolinario Mabini House 1.jpg|''[[Bahay kubo]]'', the traditional house of the Philippines File:Rizal Shrine, Laguna.jpg|''[[Bahay na bato]]'' of the Philippines File:Oldest House in Ivatan.jpg|Stone house of the [[Ivatan people]] in [[Batanes]], the Philippines File:Palau Museum Bai in 1970s.jpg|''Bai'' meeting house of the [[Palauan people]] File:Fijian chiefs cottage.jpg|''[[Bure (Fiji)|Bure]]'' of the [[Fijian people]] File:Haka1908.jpg|[[Wharenui]] Meeting House of the [[Māori people]], [[Te Papaiouru Marae]], [[New Zealand]]. 1908 File:Besakana traditional Merina andriana house Rova Antananarivo Madagascar.jpg|''[[Besakana]]'' of the [[Merina people]], [[Madagascar]] </gallery> ===Australia=== <gallery> Image:Moscow villa hut.jpg|[[Moscow Villa Hut]], [[Victorian Alps]], Australia File:Queenslander House Brisbane1.jpg|"[[Queenslander (architecture)|Queenslander]]s" in [[Brisbane]], Australia File:StateLibQld 2 239273 Bark humpy on Cleveland Road, Brisbane, 1874.jpg|[[Humpy]] Brisbane, QLD - a structure, often temporary, made from bark or other available materials </gallery> ===Europe=== {{See also|Vernacular architecture in Norway|Estonian vernacular architecture|Vernacular architecture of Armenia}} <gallery> File:VelikiVrag-old-huse-1395.jpg|A traditional village house near [[Kstovo]], Russia File:Mountain log cabin in Pyrohiv 2409.JPG|Timber-cutter's mountain log cabin at the Museum of Folk Architecture, [[Pyrohiv]], Ukraine File:Bychawa shtetl-1.jpg|A [[shtetl|Jewish village]] at [[Bychawa]], Poland, prior to WWII File:A Greek house and walls rendered and white washed.jpg|Thick walled, [[Whitewash|whitewashed]] houses commonly found on many of [[Greece|Greece's]] [[Aegean Islands]] File:Payerhuette HQ.jpg|[[Payerhütte]] in the [[Ortler Alps]], Italy File:1997 Arnol Blackhouse Lewis.jpg|The Blackhouse Museum, [[Arnol]], [[Isle of Lewis]], Scotland File:1568 - 240411 - Parte posterior de la Casa do Penedo.jpg|[[Casa do Penedo]], Portugal File:Shatili Arrival2.jpg|Defensive housing in [[Shatili]], Georgia File:Old houses in Sighnaghi, Georgia.JPG|Old houses in [[Sighnaghi]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] File:Swtan, historic photo.jpg|Welsh thatched longhouse, named Swtan, dating back to the 16th century. [[Anglesey]], Wales File:Altja paadikuurid.jpg|Fishermen huts in [[Altja]], Estonia File:Piodão DSC00098 (36307060003).jpg|Houses of Schist, [[Lousã]] Hills, Portugal File:Le Barcares Fishing Hut.jpg|[[Le Barcarès]] 19th century fishing hut, France File:Alberobello BW 2016-10-16 13-43-03.jpg|[[Trullo|Trulli]] in [[Apulia]], Italy File:Yola hut -Tagoat Co. Wexford.JPG|Yola hut in [[Tagoat]], [[County Wexford]], Ireland File:Հին Խոտ գյուղատեղի 106.jpg|Old house in the [[Khot, Armenia|Khot]] village of [[Syunik Province|Syunik]], [[Armenia]] File:Ժողովրդական արվեստի թանգարանի Դիլիջանի մասնաճյուղ.JPG|[[Dilijan]] museum of traditional art in [[Tavush Province|Tavush]], [[Armenia]] File:Tronderlaane in Oppdal Norway.jpg|[[Vernacular architecture in Norway|Trønderlåne]] in [[Oppdal Municipality|Oppdal]], [[Norway]] File:Чох 4.JPG|Dagestani saklyas in [[Chokh (Dagestan)|Chokh]] aul </gallery> ===North America=== <gallery> Image:Valley Forge cabin.jpg|Replica log cabin at [[Valley Forge, Pennsylvania]] Image:Apache_Wickiup%2C_Edward_Curtis%2C_1903.jpg|Apache [[Wigwam|Wickiup]] Image:Maison Bequette-Ribault.jpg|The Maison Bequette-Ribault, a French style building in [[Ste. Genevieve, Missouri]] Image:Maison Bolduc.jpg|[[Maison Bolduc]], in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri is a grander building in the same style as the Maison Bequette-Ribault. Image:Lasource-Durand House Under a Tree in Ste Genevieve MO.jpg|The Lasource-Durand house in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri Image:Photograph of a house on Gabouri St in Ste Genevieve MO.jpg|A house on Gabouri Creek in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri Image:Quonset.jpg|[[Quonset hut]]s in [[Point Mugu, California]] in 1946 ([[Laguna Peak]] in background) File:Slave_cabin_Arundel_Plantation.jpg|Slave cabin, Arundel Plantation, [[Georgetown County, South Carolina]] File:Abandoned Virginia farmhouse in Creeds LR.jpg|An abandoned and decaying example of Southern American rural vernacular architecture commonly seen in the 1800s and 1900s, surviving well into the 21st century </gallery> ===South America=== <gallery> File:Chalet Guemes al sur.jpg|A [[Mar del Plata style]] chalet, with its traditional coating of locally extracted [[orthoquartzite]] in [[Mar del Plata]], Argentina File:Oca do Brasil.jpg|[[Oca (structure)|Oca]], a communal house typical of the [[Indigenous peoples in Brazil|indigenous people of Brazil]] File:Palafitos De Castro (72870335).jpeg|[[Stilt house|Palafitos]] in [[Castro, Chile|Castro, Chiloé Island, Chile]] File:Maloca indígena Cubay - panoramio.jpg|A [[maloca]], typical of the [[Indigenous peoples of South America|indigenous peoples of the Amazon Rainforest]] File:Old house in San Salvador 123045.jpg|An old house in San Salvador, [[El Salvador]] </gallery> {{Commons category|Vernacular architecture by country}}
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