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buzkashi
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Buzkashi () is the most favored sport of Afghanistan. It is a traditional sport in which horse-mounted players attempt to place a goat or calf carcass in a goal. Similar games are known as kokpar, kupkari, and ulak tartysh in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
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Within Vinony's link graph, buzkashi is referenced by 581 other articles, and connects out to horse racing, polo and Mohammed Zahir Shah.
It is catalogued under topics including Central Asia, Equestrian team sports and Spoken articles.
Its subject is documented across 41 Wikipedia language editions.
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20 sectionsContents
- History
- Events
- Distribution
- Afghanistan
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
- Pakistan
- United States
- Rules and variations
- Afghanistan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
- In popular culture
- In books and film adaptations
- In film
- See also
- References
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Buzkashi () is the most favored sport of Afghanistan. It is a traditional sport in which horse-mounted players attempt to place a goat or calf carcass in a goal. Similar games are known as kokpar, kupkari, and ulak tartysh in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
thumb|right|upright=1.35|Game of buzkashi in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan thumb|right|upright=1.35|Playing Kokpar by Franz Roubaud
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