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The traditional Jewish turban is known as a sudra. When the Jewish High Priest served in the Tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem, he wore a head covering called mitznefet מִצְנֶפֶת. This word has been translated as mitre (KJV) or headdress. It was most likely a turban, as the word comes from a root meaning 'to wrap'.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Kufiyyeh Yemeni man wearing a keffiyeh in turban-style and a Yemeni shawl on his shoulder The keffiyeh or kufiyyeh, also known in Arabic as a hattah (حَطَّة, ḥaṭṭa), is a traditional headdress worn by men from parts of the Middle East. It is fashioned from a square scarf, and is usually ...
An agal (Arabic: عِقَال; also spelled iqal, egal, or igal) is a clothing accessory traditionally worn by Arab men. It is a doubled black cord used to keep a keffiyeh in place on the wearer's head. [1] Agals are traditionally made of goat or camel hair. [2]
In West Africa, a kufi cap is the traditional hat for men, and is part of the national costume of most of the countries in the region. It is worn by Muslims, and African Christians. Many grandfathers and other older men wear a kufi every day to symbolize their status as wise elders, religious people, or family patriarchs.
Taqiyah is the Arabic word for a Muslim skullcap. In the Indian subcontinent, it is called a topi (Bengali: টুপি, Hindi: टोपी, Urdu: ٹوپی) which means hat or cap in general. In Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, and men usually wear the topi with kurta and paijama.
The Arabic word hijāb can be translated as "cover, wrap, curtain, veil, screen, partition", among other meanings. [1] In the Quran it refers to notions of separation, protection and covering in both literal and metaphorical senses. [2] Subsequently, the word has evolved in meaning and now usually denotes a Muslim woman's veil. [2]
The Hejazi turban (Arabic: العِمامة الحِجازيّة, ʾimāmah IPA: ʕi.maː.mah), also spelled Hijazi turban, is a type of the turban headdress native to the region of Hejaz in modern-day western Saudi Arabia. It is but one version of Arabian turbans that have been worn in the Arabian Peninsula from the pre-Islamic era to the ...
The chechia (Arabic: شاشية [ʃɛːʃiæ] ⓘ) is a traditional headgear worn in the Maghreb. Close relative to the European beret, the chechia is originally a cap-shaped bonnet, colored vermillon red. Until the 19th century, the chechia was often worn surrounded by a turban.