# What is name of this Georgian hat?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 2, 2016, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-name-of-this-georgian-hat/758904 "2016-07-02T03:47:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-name-of-this-georgian-hat/758904/1 "2016-07-02T03:47:02Z")

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[Here is grainy screen shot of Georgian hat.](http://s294.photobucket.com/user/badger60/media/20160701_212545_zpsvwgezsal.jpg.html) What is name of Georgian hat? Was hat commonly worn by non-Georgians?

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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-name-of-this-georgian-hat/758904/2 "2016-07-02T10:51:03Z")

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Is papakha. Is also called astrakhan. Is common throughout Caucasus. Is usually fluffier.

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-name-of-this-georgian-hat/758904/3 "2016-07-02T12:16:15Z")

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Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-name-of-this-georgian-hat/758904/4 "2016-07-02T17:25:53Z")

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Shouldn’t that have been: “Is thanks” ? 😉