CULTURE: KHALKHA

ASIA

Mongols.PEOPLE FROM

MONGOLIA ARE

Mongolian(Khalkha

dialect) = HalhTHEY SPEAK

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KHALKHAS LIVE IN MONGOLIA

THE CAPITAL IS ULAANBAATAR

 It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west.

GREETINGS

TYPICAL HOUSE

YURT or GER: It is made of wool and wood.

They are khalkha nomads. They live in herding camps and migrate seasonally (4-5 timeas a year) with their animals (horses, cattle, sheep) .

 HELLO = SAIN BAINA UU! (San Ban Oh)

FOOD

Khorkhog (soup), served with a plate of meat and 

vegetables. Buuz (dumplings) Khuushuur (dumplings)

Boortsog (fried cookies) Boodog (meat)

They like…Khalkhas mainly eat fat, meat

(mutton=lamb), milk and dairy products. Their favourite drink is airag or kumiss, which is fermented mare’s milk (female 

horse).

CLOTHES

Mongols wear nice, richly decorated clothes which compensate the simple, ascetic nomadic lifestyle.

Men and women both wear DEEL, a large overcoat made of cotton, wool, silk,… 

FAMILY

The traditional Mongol family was patriarchal, it gave more importance to men in comparison to women. Khalkha nomads marry very young (girls are 13-14 years old and boys are a little older). Urban khalkhas marry in their twenties. Birth control is discouraged in Mongolia. Families with six or more children are given financial benefits. 

Bride and groom

RELIGION

CURRENCY

MEANS OF TRANSPORT

Sleigh

Tibetan Buddhism, Shamanism (They believe in unseen world of gods, demons and spirits. Shamans, medicinemen, cure the sick by magic, communicate with gods and control events) and also Islam.

Mongolian Tugrik is the official currency of Mongolia.

Khalkhas go on foot.

Yaks

ANIMALS

Horses

Sheep

Goats

Cattle

CamelsArgalies

Marmot

Snow leopard

PLANTS

Ruibarbo

Saxaul

Karagana

pPasture LandsGobi Desert

Forests

Rhododendrons

Edelweiss

RIVER

MOUNTAINS

Khüiten peak (4.374m.), in the 

Mongol-Altai Range.

The longest river in Mongolia isOrkhon River

GEOGRAPHY

DESERT

Gobi Desert is one of the biggest 

and most important deserts

 in the world. LAKE

Lake Baikal is the most voluminous freshwater lakein the world. Also, the deepest, the oldest and one of the 

clearest.

Mongolian climate can be described as continental with hot short summers and long, dry and

very cold winters.

CLIMATE / WEATHER

It rains more in the north of Mongolia than in the south. It

hardly rains in the desert.

JOBS

Most khalkha nomads are farmers who live and work on the collective (community) farms, herding and cultivating. Khalkhas who live in the cities work 

on industry, mining and transport.

FAMOUS PEOPLE

He was a mongolian warrior and conquerorthat unified nomad tribes in the north of Asia, founding the 1st mongolian empire, the largest

In the History.

GENGHIS KHAN

MONUMENTS

GENGHIS KHAN STATUE AND MUSEUM

SPORTSMUSIC & ART

THANGKAS (painting of a religious scene on cotton or silk).

MOORIN KHUURIt’s a musical instrument.

BÖKH (Mongolian Wrestling) 

HORSEMANSHIP

ARCHERY

 KHOOMI = Mongolian throat 

singing.

 TSAM = Mongolian dance to make spirits go away.

CURIOSITIES

Mongolian Paleontologic fossil

Mongolia's distance from the sea and poor roads have contributed to a poor economy. One-third of the country lives in extreme poverty. Rape, murder, alcoholism, and violence are major problems in Mongolia's urban areas today. Many young people are also involved in criminal gangs. 

CURIOSITIES