Djellaba vs. Kaftan
Djellaba vs. Kaftan
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Djellaba
Term AA loose-fitting, ankle-length hooded robe worn by men in North Africa.
The djellaba or jillaba (; Arabic: جلابة; Berber: aselham), also written gallabea, is a long, loose-fitting unisex outer robe with full sleeves that is worn in the Maghreb region of North Africa. In central and eastern Algeria it is called qeššaba or qeššabiya.
Kaftan
Term BA long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
A long dress or shirt similar in style to those worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
See Caftan.
a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East
a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant
a man's long belted tunic, worn in countries of the Near East.
a woman's long loose dress.
a loose shirt or top.
A kaftan or caftan (; Persian: خفتان khaftān) is a variant of the robe or tunic, and has been worn in a number of cultures around the world for thousands of years and is of Asiatic origin. In Russian usage, kaftan instead refers to a style of men's long suit with tight sleeves.
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