Karakul (hat) facts for kids

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The Karakul (also spelt Qaraqul at times) is a type of hat made from the wool or fur of the Karakul/Qaraqul sheep. It is typically worn by men in Central Asia, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Jinnah cap is a type of Karakul that is named after the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who popularized it.

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan, wearing Karakul
Leonid Brezhnev wearing Karakul in 1974
Afghanistan former president, Hamed Karzai wearing a Karakul hat
Rabindranath Tagore wearing a karakul hat in a 1932 group photograph in Majlis, Iran
Mathura sculpture depicting similar hat style

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