Olot people
The Olot people (Mongolian: Өөлд, romanized: Ööld) are an Oirat sub-ethnic group of Choros origin. They were one of the strongest tribes of the Oirats. Today, Mongolian Olots live in Erdenebüren and Ölziit sums. There are a few Olots in Hulunbuir region and 40,000(?) Olots in Xinjiang province of China. Ölziit Olots absorbed into the Khalkha Mongols, and Erdenebüren Olots (3,000 people) retained their Oirat heritage.
 Image showing the location of the Olots | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 Mongolia | 15,520 (2010) |
 China | a few thousands |
| Languages | |
| Oirat | |
| Religion | |
| Tibetan Buddhism, Mongolian shamanism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mongols, especially Oirats | |
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