Karakul (hat)

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.

Karakul (hat) Media

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  Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan, wearing a Karakul.

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  Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, Hazara leader in 1944 from Afghanistan, wearing Karakul.

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  Leonid Brezhnev wearing Karakul in 1974

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  Afghanistan former president, Hamed Karzai wearing a Karakul hat

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  Ram Nath Kovind, former president of India, wearing the hat

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  Rabindranath Tagore wearing a karakul hat in a 1932 group photograph in the Majlis of Iran

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  Bukhara Karakul skins and Karakul hats

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  Mathura sculpture depicting similar hat style