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Carat, karat, karet or karot may refer to:
In jewelry making:
- Carat (mass), a unit of mass for gemstones, equal to 0.2 gram
- Karat, a unit for measuring the fineness of gold
In Aviation
- SDB Karat, a Russian ultralight trike design
In Judaism:
- Kareth or Karet, a biblical punishment decreed by Heaven (from the Hebrew verb karat "to cut off")
In entertainment:
- Carat (board game), an abstract tile-based German-style board game
- Karat (band), a rock band from East Germany
In media and advertising:
People:
- Prakash Karat, Indian politician, General Secretary (2005-) of Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Brinda Karat, Indian politician, Member of Parliament
- KARAT, a KGB codeword for former FBI Agent & convicted spy Robert Hanssen
Places:
- Karat, Hormozgan, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran
- Karat, Khuzestan, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran
- Karat, Razavi Khorasan, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
- Karat Rural District, an administrative subdivision of Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
- Karot, Pakistan village in the Punjab, Pakistan 33°36′N 73°36′E / 33.600°N 73.600°E
Military:
- Programme CARAT, Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training, annual held naval exercise of the armed forces the United States, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
Other:
- Karat banana, a cultivated variety or group of cultivated varieties of banana found in the Pacific Islands
- Karat (airline), an airline in Russia
- AMS Carat, a motorized sailplane
- Karat, an early Agfa cartridge for 35 mm film
See also
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