From Hovd Travel in Mongolia
Myangad Mongols in Hovd Aimag
Photo of a Myangad man and woman in traditional Myangad clothing
The Myangad people use "grated" or "hammer"-themed brands. These brands are pressed into the right legs of animals, and are also carved into cliffs and stones within the Uuld territory. 1) Grated 2) Grated with inverted flame 3) Grated with flame 4) Hammer 5) Double hammers 6) Hammer with front flame 7) Hammer with behind flame 8) Hammer with flame 9) Hammer and grate with inverted flame 10) Hammer with button of distinction. 11) Double hammers with button of distinction. 12) Three circles 13) Fish spine
About the Myangad
Map Showing Main Body of Myangads in Mongolia.
The Myangad are a small ethnic group that exists primarily in Hovd aimag's Myangad soum, about 41 kilometers from Hovd City. As of the year 2000, there were 4,287 Myangads in Hovd aimag, and they accounted for 4.94% of the aimag's population.
Traditional Myangad Clothing
Map Showing Main Body of Myangads in Mongolia.
Map Showing Main Body of Myangads in Mongolia.
Map Showing a Soum by Soum Breakdown of Where Hovd's Ethnic Groups Live
Myangad Ethnic Group Costume
