Carat

Carat, karat, karet or karot may refer to:

In the gem business:

• Carat (mass), a unit of mass for gemstones, equal to 0.2 gram
• Carat (purity) or karat, a unit of purity for gold

In Judaism:

• Kareth or Karet, a biblical punishment decreed by Heaven

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:

• Carat, Sifow's 3rd single
• Carat UK, UK advertising agency

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:

• Karot, Pakistan village in the Punjab, Pakistan 33°36′N 73°36′E / 33.6°N 73.6°E / 33.6; 73.6

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 (fruit), a variety of banana found in the Pacific Islands
• Karat (airline), an airline in Russia
• Karet, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran
• Karat, Iran, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
• Karat Rural District, an administrative subdivision of Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
• AMS Carat, a motorized sailplane
• Karat, an early Agfa cartridge for 35 mm film