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Kara-Kalpak (ethnic group)

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Kara-Kalpak

Member of a Turkic people closely related to the Kazakhs, inhabiting Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. Near the Aral Sea they are agriculturalists, but in the deserts to the south they herd cattle and sheep. They are Muslims.

Their name refers to the black woollen caps worn by the men.


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