Traditional knowledge and skills in the manufacture of Kazakh yurts -domestic crafts -yurt construction Included in the UNESCO Representative list in 2014. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
Yurt is a round-shaped, sophisticated construction with a dome. If explain its structure insimple words, it consists of three main parts and many other smaller parts. Three mainparts include Shanyrak – top of the Yurt, Kerege – walls carcass and Uwyk – a carcasspart from Kerege to the Shanyrak. The carcass is usually covered with pieces of felt fromoutside and decorated with carpets from inside.
It should be noted, that Shanyrak is extremely valuable for Kazakhs and is considered tobe a sacred symbol of family wellbeing and piece.
Yurt usually does not have rooms in it, and it was a common practice to have a separateYurt as a bedroom, separate one as a kitchen, guesthouse, etc as long as people couldafford that.
Traditional knowledge and skills of making Kyrgyz and Kazakh yurts, in collaboration with Kyrgyzstan, were inscribed on the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (Paris, France, 24–28 November 2014).
