Mongolia, Khovd (also spelt Hovd) aimag (region), family outside ger (Nomad's tent). The Russian name for ger is yurta, from which we get yurt. The ger is a unique model of engineering - an ingenious prefabricated home. The design is deally suited to a Nomadic lifestyle. It combines coolness in summer and warmth in winter. Made mostly of wood and other locally available materials, it can be quickly assembled or taken to pieces, and is easily transported from place to place on camelback, or more often than not these days, by truck.