Jargal

Jargal (Mongolian: Жаргал, romanized: Jargal, lit. 'happiness'), is a common part of Mongolian names, signifying:

People

• Rinchinnyamyn Amarjargal, a former prime minister of Mongolia
• Pürevjargalyn Lkhamdegd, a Mongolian olympic judoka

Places

• Jargalant khot, a former official name for Khovd city
• Mönkhkhairkhan Mountain, a mountain in Khovd Province, Mongolia
• several sums (districts) in different aimags (provinces) of Mongolia:
  • Jargalant, Khovd
  • Jargalant, Arkhangai
  • Jargalant, Bayankhongor
  • Dalanjargalan, Dornogovi
  • Bayanjargalan, Dundgovi
  • Jargalan, Govi-Altai
  • Jargaltkhaan, Khentii
  • Jargalant, Khövsgöl
  • Jargalant, Orkhon
  • Bayanjargalan, Töv
  • Jargalant, Töv

• etymologically unrelated, a novel by Victor Hugo, see Bug-Jargal