Photograph by Juliane Gregor from The Story of the Weeping Camel

Mongolia's nomads have long relied upon the ger for portable, comfortable shelter in a sometimes brutal climate. The sturdy ger is a collapsible round tent of felt and canvas erected on a wooden frame.

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