Dukha people
The Dukha, Dukhans or Duhalar (Mongolian: Цаатан, Tsaatan) are a small Turkic community of semi-nomadic reindeer herders living in Khövsgöl, the northernmost province of Mongolia.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 500 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Mongolia | |
| Languages | |
| Dukhan, Mongolian | |
| Religion | |
| Tengrism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tuvans, Tofalar, Soyots, several other Turkic peoples, Mongols |
The name Tsaatan, which means ‘those who have reindeer’ in the Mongolian language, were originally Tuvinian reindeer herders.
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