yurt vs dwelling

yurt and dwelling both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
yurt	Yes	No	No	No
dwelling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dwelling is a hypernym of yurt; that is, dwelling is a word with a broader meaning than yurt:

yurt: a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing
dwelling: housing that someone is living in

Other hypernyms of yurt include abode, domicile, dwelling house, habitation, home.

yurt (noun)	dwelling (noun)
a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing	housing that someone is living in