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Karakul

sheep breed
Taxon sheep_breed Q328230
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Karakul

Summary

Karakul is a sheep breed[1]. Karakul ranks in the top 10% of sheep_breed entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (419 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Karakul received the Endangered Breed of the Year[3].
  • Karakul's instance of is recorded as sheep breed[4].
  • Karakul is a type of sheep[5].
  • Karakul is used for wool[6].
  • Karakul is used for hide[7].
  • Karakul's Commons category is recorded as Karakul (sheep)[8].
  • Karakul's described by source is recorded as Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding[9].
  • Karakul's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[10].
  • Karakul's FAO risk status is recorded as not at risk[11].

Body

Discovery and Description

Things named for Karakul include karakul[12], a headgear[13].

Why It Matters

Karakul ranks in the top 10% of sheep_breed entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (419 views/month).[2] Karakul has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Karakul is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Entities named for Karakul include karakul[12], a headgear[13].

FAQs

What awards did Karakul receive?

Honors received include Endangered Breed of the Year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . afs.okstate.edu. afs.okstate.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . fao.org. fao.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → wool, hide
    Fao risk status → not at risk
    Award received → —
    Instance of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541186405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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