Asia mongolia

CULTURE: Mongolia

ASIA

MongolsPeople from Mongolia

MongolianTHEY SPEAK

The capital is Ulaanbaatar

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

LANGUAGE: MONGOLIAN

Say hello in Mongolian:

SAN BAN OH

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayk-nM_ee9QVER:

TYPICAL HOUSE Yurt or Ger: it is made of wool and wood

FOOD

BuuzKhorkhog (left) served with a plate of meat and vegetables (right)

Khuushuur

CLOTHES

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

FAMILY

The traditional Mongol family was patriarchal, it gave more importance to men in comparison to women.

Bride and groom

RELIGION

CURRENCY

MEANS OF TRANSPORT

Sleigh

Tibetan Buddhism, Shamanism and Islam

Tugrik is the official currency of Mongolia

Yaks

ANIMALS

horses

sheep

Goats

RIVER

MOUNTAINSKhüiten peak

Orkhon River

Mongolian climate can be described as continental with warm summers and long, dry and very cold winters

JOBS

The most typical jobs are: farming, herding and cultivating

FAMOUS PEOPLE

king

Genghis Khan

CURIOSITIES

Mongolian Paleontologic fossil