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A chokha,[a] also known as a cherkeska,[2] is a woolen coat with a high neck that is part of the traditional male dress of peoples of the Caucasus.[3] It was in wide use among Avars, Eastern Armenians[4] Abazins, Abkhazians, Azerbaijanis, Balkars, Chechens, Circassians,Georgians, Ingush, Karachays, Kumyks, Nogais, Ossetians, Tats, the peoples of Dagestan, as well as Terek, Kuban[4] Cossacks, Kurds[5] from Russian empire who adopted it from the aforementioned peoples.
- ^ Азербайджанская национальная одежда [Azerbaijani national garments] (in Russian). Azclub.ru. Archived from the original on 2007-03-21. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "ЧЕРКЕ́СКА". Большая российская энциклопедия.
- ^ McGuinness, Damien (10 July 2011). "Close-Up: Why Georgia's national costume is back in vogue". BBC.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ a b Jill Condra (2013). Encyclopedia of national dress : traditional clothing around the world. ABC-CLIO. p. 40. ISBN 9780313376375.
Silver belts and long sashes were worn by women from both western and eastern Armenia. Men also wore silver belts and sashes. In the eastern regions wide silver belts were worn over the common chukha, which is similar to the Caucasian cherkeska.
- ^ TRC, Leidein (20 September 2021). "From Kaftan To Kippa". TRC Leiden.
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