Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Darkhad (Mongol: Дархад lit. untouchables or protected by the church or handicraftsmen for Darkhan) is a subgroup of Mongol people living mainly in northern Mongolia. They living mainly in the Bayanzürkh Ulaan-Uul Renchinlkhümbe and Tsagaannuur sums of Khövsgöl Province. The Darkhad valley is named after them. The regional variant of Mongol language is the Darkhad dialect.The Darkhad were originally part of the Oirat or Khotgoid tribes.