Aimag
Encyclopedia
Aimag is a Mongolian
and Turkic
word for a tribe.
It is also used as a term for country subdivisions in Mongolia
and China
, see aimag (country subdivision)
.
The name of the Aimak people in central Afghanistan
derives from the same root.
Variant spellings include:
Mongolian language
The Mongolian language is the official language of Mongolia and the best-known member of the Mongolic language family. The number of speakers across all its dialects may be 5.2 million, including the vast majority of the residents of Mongolia and many of the Mongolian residents of the Inner...
and Turkic
Turkic languages
The Turkic languages constitute a language family of at least thirty five languages, spoken by Turkic peoples across a vast area from Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean to Siberia and Western China, and are considered to be part of the proposed Altaic language family.Turkic languages are spoken...
word for a tribe.
It is also used as a term for country subdivisions in Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
and China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, see aimag (country subdivision)
Aimag (country subdivision)
Aimag is a Mongolian and Turkic word for a tribe. It is also used as a term for country subdivisions in Mongolia and China.- Inner Mongolia :...
.
The name of the Aimak people in central Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
derives from the same root.
Variant spellings include:
- Aymag
- Aimagh
- Aimak / Eimak http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Aimak
- Aymaq
- Aymāq (Persian: ایماق)
External links
- http://www.infomongolia.com/ct/cc/12/70/Provinces%20of%20Mongolia/ 21 Aimags of Mongolia
- http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Aimak