Gers and Urban Living Meet
From the train into Ulaanbaatar you can see the so-called 'peri-urban ger areas' that surround the built-up downtown part of the city. FYI: These areas are char...
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From the train into Ulaanbaatar you can see the so-called 'peri-urban ger areas' that surround the built-up downtown part of the city. FYI: These areas are characterised by low-density scattered arrays of fenced property containing informal housing structures, a mix of gers and detached houses. These areas now take up more than 90% of UB. Migrants typically claim open land, install a fence along the property boundaries, and build a ger or a detached house. As the migrants settle down and save money, the upgrade or build the more expensive detached houses on their land. In UB ger areas, some 61% live in houses, and 38% reside in gers.
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