kupkari

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Kupkari is a traditional Central Asian equestrian team sport in which mounted players compete to seize and carry a goat or calf carcass to a goal.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
kokpar 2
kupkari canonical 2
ulak-kupkari 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf buzkashi-type game
equestrian sport
team sport
traditional sport
hasAlternativeName buzkashi
kokpar
kupkari uloq
kupkari uloq o‘yinlari
ulak
ulak-kupkari
linked to: kupkari
hasEtymology Uzbek language
linked to: Uzbek
hasGoalType designated scoring area
marked circle
raised platform
hasHistoricalOrigin nomadic pastoral traditions of Central Asia
hasLiteralMeaning many riders
hasRiskOfInjury high
isAssociatedWithCulture Afghan culture
linked to: Afghan

Kazakh culture
Kyrgyz culture
Tajik culture
Uzbek culture
isPhysicallyDemanding true
isPlayedBy mounted players
isPlayedInCountry Afghanistan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
isPlayedInRegion Central Asia
isRecognizedAs element of intangible cultural heritage in Central Asia
isRelatedTo Afghan buzkashi
kok-boru
polo
isTraditionallyPlayedOnOccasion Nowruz
linked to: Nowruz celebrations

public festivals
weddings
mainObjective carry the carcass to a goal
seize the carcass
requiresSkill horsemanship
strength
team coordination
typicalNumberOfPlayers dozens of riders
usesEquipment calf carcass
goat carcass
horse
saddle
whip

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Buzkashi hasAlternativeName kupkari
subject linked to: buzkashi
Kok-boru alsoKnownAs kokpar
linked to: kupkari
Ulak tartysh hasAlternativeName kokpar
subject linked to: ulak tartysh
linked to: kupkari
Ulak tartysh relatedTo kupkari
subject linked to: ulak tartysh
kupkari hasAlternativeName ulak-kupkari
linked to: kupkari