Yaranga
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Yaranga is a tent-like traditional mobile home of nomads of some Northern indigenous peoples of Russia, such as Chukchi.
It is built of a light wooden frame covered with reindeer skins sewn together. A medium-size yaranga requires about 50 skins.
Yaranga originates from the Persian word yarangah. During the height of the Persian Empire, Persian language was spoken from the Arabian Peninsula to Siberia. The word may have been transferred to local languages of Eastern Russia during that period.
Yaran means 'companion/guest' while gah means 'a place'. So yarangah refers to the place of the guest or companion. The tents may have been called yaranga as they were the place of rest for travelers as well as their guests.
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