Editing Vernacular architecture (section)

====Nomadic dwellings====
[[File:cempa stilthouses.jpg|thumb|Stilt houses in Cempa, located in the [[Lingga Islands]] of Indonesia]]
[[File:Yurt-construction-2.JPG|thumb|A [[Yurt]] or ger, a circular dwelling from [[Mongolia]], during erection]]

There are many cultures around the world which include some aspect of nomadic life, and they have all developed vernacular solutions for the need for shelter. These all include appropriate responses to climate and customs of their inhabitants, including practicalities of simple construction such as [[Hut (dwelling)|huts]], and if necessary, transport such as [[tent]]s.

The [[Inuit]] have a number of different forms of shelter appropriate to different seasons and geographical locations, including the [[igloo]] (for winter) and the [[tupiq]] (for summer). The [[Sami people|Sami]] of Northern Europe, who live in climates similar to those experienced by the Inuit, have developed different shelters appropriate to their culture<ref name="Oliver2003"/>{{rp|25}} including the [[lavvu]] and [[goahti]]. The development of different solutions in similar circumstances because of cultural influences is typical of vernacular architecture.

Many nomadic people use materials common in the local environment to construct temporary dwellings, such as the Punan of Sarawak who use palm fronds, or the Ituri Pygmies who use saplings and mongongo leaves to construct domed huts. Other cultures reuse materials, transporting them with them as they move. Examples of this are the tribes of Mongolia, who carry their [[yurt|gers]] (yurts) with them, or the black desert tents of the [[Qashgai]] in [[Iran]].<ref name="Oliver2003"/>{{rp|29}} Notable in each case is the significant impact of the availability of materials and the availability of pack animals or other forms of transport on the ultimate form of the shelters.

All the shelters are adapted to suit the local climate. The Mongolian gers (yurts), for example, are versatile enough to be cool in hot continental summers and warm in the sub-zero temperatures of Mongolian winters and include a close-able ventilation hole at the centre and a chimney for a stove. A ger is typically not often relocated, and is therefore sturdy and secure, including wooden front door and several layers of coverings. A traditional [[Berbers|Berber]] tent, by contrast, might be relocated daily, and is much lighter and quicker to erect and dismantle – and because of the climate it is used in, does not need to provide the same degree of protection from the elements.

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File:igloo.jpg|An unfinished [[igloo]], an [[Inuit]] winter dwelling
Image:Tuareg 1907.jpg|Tuareg tent during colonial exhibition in 1907
Image:Nez-perce-couple-teepee-1900.jpg|A [[tipi]] of the [[Nez Perce tribe]], {{circa|1900}}
Image:Algerian_nomads.jpg|Arab Beduin tent from North Africa. Similar tents are also used by Arabs in the Middle East as well as by Persian and Tibetan nomads.
File:BerberTentZagora.jpg|A Berber tent near Zagora, Morocco
File:Fäbod i Oviksfjällen.JPG|In [[transhumance]] (the seasonal movement of people with their livestock to pasture) the herders stay in huts or tents.
File:Iraqi mudhif interior.jpg|Interior of a [[mudhif]]; a reed dwelling used by Iraqi people of the marshlands
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