Illustration of yurt
: a circular domed tent of skins or felt stretched over a collapsible lattice framework and used by pastoral peoples of inner Asia
also
: a structure that resembles a yurt usually in size and design
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For accommodations, visitors can choose between camping at the Weeping Ridge campground or staying in a yurt or cabin.
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
For unique lodging in the area, the yurts at Hébergement aux Cinq Sens are located in Piopolis, on ancestral Native land.
—Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
There are 278 individual campsites in nearby Rocky Gap State Park—including mini cabins and yurts.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
At Chute Eleven, DJs spin pulsing tracks and champagne flows generously inside a yurt.
—AFAR Media, 29 Oct. 2025
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
For unique lodging in the area, the yurts at Hébergement aux Cinq Sens are located in Piopolis, on ancestral Native land.
—Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
There are 278 individual campsites in nearby Rocky Gap State Park—including mini cabins and yurts.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
At Chute Eleven, DJs spin pulsing tracks and champagne flows generously inside a yurt.
—AFAR Media, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Yurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yurt. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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yurt
noun
: a light round tent of skins or felt used by nomads in central Asia
Etymology
from Russian yurta "a domed tent, yurt"; of Turkish origin
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