Olots
 Image showing the location of the Olots | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 Mongolia | 15 520 (2010) |
 China | a few thousands |
| Languages | |
| Oirat | |
| Religion | |
| Tibetan Buddhism, Shamanism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mongols, especially Oirats | |
The Olot people (Mongolian: Өөлд/Ööld, English: Eleut) are a Oirat sub-ethnic group of the 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.
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