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chardak
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Also known as čardak

thumb|right|Chardak, constructed in 1771 A chardak (Bulgarian, Macedonian and , čardak) is an old typical house in the Balkans. It is derived from the word çardak, which is a component of Ottoman Turkish house design. This term, which is also called sofa, denotes an open hall of a house's upper living floor.

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Vinony files it under Balkans and Vernacular architecture.

Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.

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house
Country
Serbia
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Cardak u Majdanu.jpg
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thumb|right|Chardak, constructed in 1771 A chardak (Bulgarian, Macedonian and , čardak) is an old typical house in the Balkans. It is derived from the word çardak, which is a component of Ottoman Turkish house design. This term, which is also called sofa, denotes an open hall of a house's upper living floor.

== Description == A chardak is timber-framed and usually include a hayat. The design has been described as "Greek-Oriental," Southern European," and "Mediterranean". It has a fortified ground floor and a wooden upper floor. This dwelling was used as a protective small fort.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “chardak” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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