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The hat is peaked, and folds flat when taken off the wearer's head. Muhammad Ibrahim Khan , Hazara leader in 1944 from Afghanistan , wearing Karakul. The cap is typically worn by Muslim men in Central and South Asia .
The Canadian military fur wedge cap, "envelope busby", [citation needed] or colloquially "The Astrakhan" [1] [2] is a uniform hat worn by the Canadian military and RCMP. The outside of the cap is entirely covered in real (e.g. seal skin or Persian lamb ) or synthetic fur and is shaped like a wedge.
For example, a chugurma made of astrakhan fur or karakul fur was a symbol of belonging to a high state or religious office. In some cases, for example for a khan or other high-ranking officials, it was made of furs with long, curly hair and a high fashionable hat corresponded to the price of a camel or a domestic cow with a calf.
Russian Muslims wear a variety of fur hats including the karakul (hat), which is called an astrakhan hat in Russia, the ushanka, and the papakhi, see Islam in Russia. A Russian diplomat hat, which is a boat shaped cossack hat, is also worn. Nikita Khrushchev is said to have popularized it. [citation needed]
Astrakhan (Russian: Астрахань, IPA: [ˈastrəxənʲ] ⓘ) is the largest city and administrative centre of Astrakhan Oblast in southern Russia.The city lies on two banks of the Volga, in the upper part of the Volga Delta, on eleven islands of the Caspian Depression, 100 km (62 mi) from the Caspian Sea, with a population of 475,629 residents at the 2021 Census. [15]
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Hajji Tarkhan or Hajji Tarkhan al Jedid (Turki/Kypchak and Persian: حاجی ترخان , Tatar: Хаҗитархан, romanized: Xacitarxan), also known as Hashtar Khan / Astarxan (Tatar: Astarxan) or Astrakhan, [1] was a medieval city at the right bank of Volga, situated approximately 12 km north of the modern city of Astrakhan. The first ...
Even though the arakhchi was traditionally a man's hat, Armenian women wore this headress as well; especially in Muş where Armenian singer Armenouhi Kevonian was known for her colorful arakhchi at her concerts. [7] Hrayr Dzhoghk, an Armenian fedayi wearing an arakhchi