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Chepken
A caftan worn among Turkic people and the Cossacks / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chepken or chekmen (Tatar: чепкен-outerwear, Karachay-Balkar: чепкен, Kumyk: чепген, Russian: чекмень, Nogai: шепкен, Azerbaijani: çəpkən, Turkish: cepken) is a caftan worn among Turkic people and later by the Cossacks. It was also in wide use among Caucasians.[1][2]
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