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Mongol provincial flags

List of Mongolian provinces

Modern Mongolia consists of 21 provinces (aymag, aĭmag) and capital city. Second level of administrative division - 372 "soms" (districts).

ISO:3166-2 code	Name (transliterated, ISO:3166-2)	Original name in (cyrillic) Mongolian	Name (transliterated, modified ISO:9)	Translated / alternative name
001	Ulaanbaatar	Улаанбаатар	Ulaanbaatar	Ulan-Bator City
035	Orhon aymag	Орхон	Orqon	Orhon province ^*
037	Darhan uul aymag	Дархан Уул	Darqan Uul
039	Hentiy aymag	Хэнтий	Qêntiĭ
041	Hovsgol aymag	Хөвсгөл	Qo̶vsgo̶l	Hubsugul province ^**
043	Hovd aymag	Ховд	Qovd	Kobdo province, Hovd province
046	Uvs aymag	Увс	Uvs	Uvs province, Ubsunur province ^***
047	Tov aymag	Төв	To̶v	Center province
049	Selenge aymag	Сэлэнгэ	Sêlêngê	Selenga province ^****
051	Suhbaatar aymag	Сүхбаатар	Sụqbaatar	Sukhe-Bator province ^*****
053	Omnogovi aymag	Өмнөговь	O̶mno̶govh	Southern Gobi province ^******
055	Ovorhangay aymag	Өвөрхангай	O̶vo̶rqangaĭ	Southern Hangay province
057	Dzavhan aymag	Завхан	Zavqan
059	Dundgovi aymag	Дунговь	Dungovh	Central Gobi province
061	Dornod aymag	Дорнод	Dornod	East province
063	Dornogovi aymag	Дорноговь	Dornogovh	Eastern Gobi province
064	Govi-Sumber aymag	Говьсүмбэр	Govhsụmbêr
065	Govi-Altay aymag	Говь-Алтай	Govh-Altaĭ	Gobi-Altay province ^*******
067	Bulgan aymag	Булган	Bulgan
069	Bayanhongor aymag	Баянхонгор	Baânqongor
071	Bayan-Olgiy aymag	Баян-Өлгий	Baân-O̶lgiĭ
073	Arhangay aymag	Архангай	Arqangaĭ	Northern Hangay province ^********

List by António Martins-Tuválkin

* - Orhon - river in the northern part of Mongolia
** - Hubsugul - great lake in the north of Mongolia
*** - Ubsunur - lake in the north of Mongolia
**** - Selenga - river in the northern part of Mongolia
***** - Sukhe-Bator - military leader of Mongolian army in 1920ths
****** - Gobi - great desert in the south of Mongolia
******* - Gobi-Altay - mountains in south-west of Mongolia
******** - Hangay - mountains in central part of Mongolia

See also:

Mongolia
Provincial flags, site of Miguel H. Romero, Spain (outside link)
Flags of Mongolian districts

Bayanhongor province

(Баянхонгор)

by António Martins-Tuválkin (using Miguel Romero's site image)

Light blue with the province emblem (diam.: ~=2/3 height) on the center. Approx. ratio: 4:7 The emblem shows an elephant on a (lighter) blye sjy backgrouns, with white clouds, standing on a setting sun (?); the elephant is saddled and on its back there is a column held by charyatyd-like figures and on its top rests a light blue globe with the national emblem, which extends onto the circular border of the emblem, which is black with white "egyptian"-maze ornament. Elephant and column are gray.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 August 2004

Bayan-Olgiy province

(Баян-Өлгий)

by Jens Pattke, 17 August 2005

Image made according http://www.altaiinter.org/mn_bu/heraldry.php founded by Falko Schmidt

Bulgan province

(Булган)

by António Martins-Tuválkin (using Miguel Romero's site image)

Light blue with the province emblem (diam.: ~=1/2 height) on the upper hoist (centered on imag. rect. ~(2/3)h×(1/2)h). Approx. ratio: 4:7

by António Martins-Tuválkin (using Miguel Romero's site image)

The emblem shows an orange round ornament, made of four leaf-like shapes and 12 vertical lines, above the the word "Булган" in yellow cyrillic capitals, all enclosed in a circular wreath made of two stylized wheat ears, closed by an orange flame (like the one on the national arms).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 August 2004

Darqan Uul province

(ДарханУул)

by António Martins-Tuválkin

Very dark blue flag with a golden emblem on the center and a narrow vertical stripe near the fly. The emblem consists of two rings (approx. the same width than the said vertical stripe) each with four tangent discs (diam. approx. double width than the said mentioned measure) attached at top, bottom, left and right; the discs overlapping side by side in such a way that the center of each is covered by one of the lateral tangent discs of the other, being this the discs aligned in a regular pattern 2+4+2; over all a flame apparently identical to the one in the national flag (q.v.). This device features also in the provincial emblem. Flag ratio approx. 4:7.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 September 2004

Dundgovi province

(Дунговь)

by Arnaud Leroy, 6 November 2006

I received of Marek Bocianski a photo with this adress http://gate1.pmis.gov.mn/dundgobi/ showing the new flag of the province of Dundgovi.
Arnaud Leroy, 6 November 2006

Dornod province

(Дорнод)

by Jens Pattke, 17 August 2005

Image made according photo at http://www.altaiinter.org/mn_bu/heraldry.php founded by Falko Schmidt

Govi-Sumber province

(Говьсүмбэр)

by António Martins-Tuválkin (using Miguel Romero's site image)

Vertical triband green - very dark blue - green with stylized landscape countour on the top part of the central panel, showing three mountain peaks (middle one in foreground), sun (?) and moon (?); mountains void, sun red and moon white, all bordered golden. This is also the background of the provincial and prov. capital's official emblem. Middle stripe slightly wider, flag ratio approx. 4:7.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 September 2004

Hovsgol province

(Хөвсгөл)

by Mello Luchtenberg

Image from http://www.vexilla-mundi.com/menu.htm (site of Mello Luchtenberg) and http://www.pmis.gov.mn/huvsgul/index.php?m1
Valentin Poposki, 3 June 2006

The Hovsgol aymag flag shows an outline of the namesake lake (see it i.a. at http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Mongolia_1996_CIA_map.jpg) I suppose the anchor stands for lake shipping; both Hatgal and Turta seem to be harbour towns.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 June 2006

Qovd province

(Ховд)

by António Martins-Tuválkin (using Miguel Romero's site image)

Light blue with nine red slanted stripes fimbriated white at the upper hoist, running from lower hoist to upper fly; fimbriation width about one third of the width of each stripe; width of the stripes+fimbr. (orthoganally measured) ~=1/2 height; slant angle slightly less (ie. nearing vertical) than 45°. Approx. ratio: 4:7
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 August 2004

Selenge province

(Сэлэнгэ)

by Mello Luchtenberg

Image from http://www.vexilla-mundi.com/menu.htm (site of Mello Luchtenberg) and http://www.selenge.mn/hetiintolov.htm
Valentin Poposki, 3 June 2006

[About water theme of this flag:] Selenge is near to the Baikal lake of Russia, where Buryats live. Its Mongol name is Dalai-Nor, the sacred sea. The area has a dense river system which extend to the north of Mongolia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Baikal)
Corentin Chamboredon, 5 June 2006

The Selenge aymag flag shows waves, I suppose, for the namesake river, one of the Baykal tributaries, that crosses its territory.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 June 2006

Suhbaatar aymag

(Сүхбаатар)

by António Martins-Tuválkin (using Miguel Romero's site image)

Horizontal red - light blue - red tricolor with province emblem (diam.: ~=9/30 height) on the upper hoist (centered on imag. rect. ~(1/3)h×(1/2)h), with three tails on the fly, madre from two identical cut-outs composed of a disc and intersected triangle. Approx. ratio (incl. tails): 3:7

by António Martins-Tuválkin (using Miguel Romero's site image)

The emblem consists of a dark blue square with a light brown pegausus with yellow, orange and light blue wings on it, surrounded by a wide red border with the white letters (serif capitals, for those in Cyrillic script) making the words "Сyхбаатар" (top), аймаг"; mongol orthography texts (left and right) -- which mean "Sụqbaatar province" in Mongol -- written respectively in its Cyrillic and Mongol orthographies (quite suitable, as Mongol script runs vertically from top to bottom and Cyrillic horizontally from left to right). This square sits on yellow and white flower-like device, also vert. and horiz. symmetrical, which in turn sits on a equally symmetrical green light-blue-fimbriated leave like octogon.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 August 2004

Tov province

(Төв)

by António Martins-Tuválkin (using Miguel Romero's site image)

Dark green flag with white-fimbriated orange stripe near the bottom; over it, set to the hoist, white and orange ornament. Flag ratio approx. 4:7.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 September 2004