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keffiyeh


A traditional Middle Eastern square-shaped headdress which is generally worn on the head or around the neck like a scarf. Traditionally white with black or net-like red pattern.


There are many different terms to refer to it:


* keffiyeh or kufiya (Arabic: كوفية‎ kūfiyyah, meaning "from the city of Kufa" (الكوفة); plural كوفيات kūfiyyāt)

* ghutrah (غُترَة)

* shemagh (شماغ)

* ḥaṭṭah (حَطّة)

* mashadah (مَشَدة)

* chafiye (Persian: چَفیِه‎)

* dastmal yazdi (Persian: دستمال یزدی‎)

* cemedanî (Kurdish: جه مه داني‎)


h4. See also

* agal

* Arabian clothes

* Tag Group:Attire

* Tag Group:Neck and Neckwear

h4. External links


* Wikipedia: Keffiyeh



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