Kibitka

A kibitka (Russian: Кибитка from the Arabic "Kubbat" - dome) is a pastoralist yurt of late 19th century Kyrgyz and Kazakh nomads.[1]

Aleksander Orlowski, "Traveler in a kibitka"
19th-century prison van known in Polish as kibitka
For the nomadic dwelling structure, see Yurt.
Kibitka of Teke people

The word also refers to a Russian type of carriage.[2] The kibitka uses the same equipage as the troika but, unlike the troika, is larger and usually closed. In Russian literature and folklore, kibitka is a term used mainly for Gypsy wagons. During the Russian Empire, its use to deport disgraced noblemen led to the term kibitkenjustiz ("kibitka justice").

See also

Sources
  1. "Toponymy of the Ancient Sary-Arka (North-Eastern Kazakhstan)".
  2. Kibitka Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, vol. 10, Leipzig 1907, p. 880, in German.
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