Mongol provincial flags

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List of Mongolian provinces

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

List by Antonio Martins-Tuválkin

See also:

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

(Баянхонгор)

by Antonio 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

(Баян-Өлгий)

by Jens Pattke, 17 August 2005

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

(Булган)

by Antonio 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 Antonio 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

(ДарханУул)

by Antonio 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

(Дорнод)

by Jens Pattke, 17 August 2005

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

(Говьсүмбэр)

by Antonio 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

(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

(Ховд)

by Antonio 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

(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

(Сүхбаатар)

by Antonio 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 Antonio 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

(Төв)

by Antonio 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