Arabic clothing

A turban (from ‌, ; via ) is a type of headwear based on cloth winding. Featuring many variations, it is worn as customary headwear by people of various cultures. Communities with prominent turban-wearing traditions can be found in the Punjabis, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Central Asia, North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, and amongst some Turkic peoples in Russia.

cone-shaped cap with a flat crown

A niqāb, niqab, or niqaab (; ), also known as a ruband () or rubandah (), is a long garment worn by some Muslim women, in order to cover their entire body and face, excluding their eyes. It is an interpretation in Islam of the concept of hijab, and is worn in public and in all other places where a woman may encounter non-mahram men. Most prevalent in the Arabian Peninsula, the niqab is a controversial clothing item in many parts of the world, including in some Muslim-majority countries.

thumb|Yemenis|Yemeni man wearing a keffiyeh in turban-style and a Yemeni shawl on his shoulder

thumb|Kurdish people|Kurdish man wearing a kaftan. Illustration by [[Max Karl Tilke published in Oriental Costumes: Their Designs and Colors (1922), Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi.]]

thumb|upright=0.6|Black abaya thumb|upright=.6|Abaya with embroidery

The term ' (also , or ') () refers to any long and loose-fit coat or outer garment worn by Muslim women. Wearers believe that this definition of fulfills the Quranic choice for a hijab. The is also known as by Persian speakers in Iran and Afghanistan. The modern covers the entire body except the face and hands. Some women will also cover the hands with gloves and the face along with a niqāb. thumb|Jilbab

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A thawb, also known as a dishdashah or a kandura in other varieties of Arabic, is a garment traditionally worn by men in the Arab world. It is a long-sleeved, ankle-length robe that has regional variations in name and style. It can be worn in formal or informal settings, depending on the social and cultural norms in question; thawbs are the main formal attire for men in Saudi Arabia. Outside of the Arab world, the garment has been adopted in a number of Muslim-majority areas, particularly in the Indian subcontinent, where it is commonly referred to as a jubbah and is frequently worn by those w

a short rounded skullcap worn by some Muslims

traditional men's outer cloak worn over the thobe, often in the Gulf and Levant regions

Agal is a thick cord or rope, usually black, worn by men in the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, and the Levant to secure the kufiyya on the head.

thumb|19th century Ottomans dressed with Shalvar thumb|(1829) MADDEN, Richard Robert wearing Ottoman-style Shalvar in Syria

traditional women's garment from the Maghreb

thumb|A Khaleeji woman wearing the battoulah.

woven textile used as a wrap or towel in the Mediterranean region

Shayla () is an Islamic head covering worn by some Muslim women in the presence of any male outside of their immediate family. It is different from a khimar, because it is usually wrapped and pinned. Sometimes it is worn in the form of a half niqab with part of the face still appearing. thumb|Two mannequins with the left wearing a shayla and the right wearing a niqab

thumb|right|A sovereign wearing an armband with Arabic inscription, the tiraz

The tantour (tantoor) is a form of cone-shaped women's headdress similar to the hennin, popular in the Levant during the nineteenth century, but seldom seen after 1850 outside of use as a folk costume. The tantour was usually only worn by wealthy noblewomen and often decorated with precious jewels and pearls, with most expensive tantours being made of gold or silver. Being an honored headdress, the tantour was a customary gift presented to the bride by her husband on their wedding day.

thumb|Yemeni men from Hadhramaut in Izaars thumb|Yemeni Zaranig men in Izaars

thumb|200px|right|A pair of black balghas.Balgha (), also spelled balga, belgha, or belga, are heelless slippers made from leather. They are part of traditional dresses of the Maghreb and Egypt.

Headgear from the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia

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right|thumb|280x280px|Rasul Jafarian with a turban alt=Habib Umar bin Hafiz wearing a muslim turban.|thumb|Umar bin Hafiz|Habib Umar bin Hafiz wearing an Imama.