Type | Robe |
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Material | Polyester fabric, wool or cotton |
Place of origin | Arabian Peninsula, Levant, North Africa |
The thawb or thobe (Arabic: ثَوْب lit. 'dress' or 'garment'), is a primarily Arab garment mainly worn by inhabitants of the Middle East and North Africa. It is also referred to as jubbah (جُبَّه), dishdashah (دِشْدَاشَة), and kandura (كَنْدُورَة) in varieties of Arabic. The thawb is long-sleeved ankle-length traditional robe; it is worn by men and women with regional variations in name and style.[1] Depending on local traditions, a thawb can be worn in formal or informal settings; in the Gulf states thobes are the main formal attire for men.[2] It is also worn by Muslim men in the Indian subcontinent due to its modest appearance, and is believed to be a sunnah,[3] and it is commonly referred to as jubbah.[4][5][6]
Jellabiyas, a traditional garment mainly worn in Egypt and Sudan differ from thawbs, as jellabiyas have a wider cut, no collar (in some cases, no buttons) and longer, wider sleeves.
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