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Burnous
A burnous (), also burnoose, burnouse, bournous or barnous, is a long cloak of coarse woollen fabric with a pointed hood, often white, traditionally worn by Arabs, Arab and Berbers, Berber men in North Africa. Historically, the white burnous was worn during important events by men of high positions. Today, men of different social standing may wear it for ceremonial occasions, such as weddings or on religious and national holidays. Origin The word burnous () is an Arabic word for a "long, loose hooded cloak worn by Arabs", which itself is derived from the Greek language, Greek word "birros". The word is found in a hadith by Muhammad that prohibited the burnous and various other clothing during Hajj. In Mashriq, Mashriqi sources, it denotes a long hood or body garment. The burnous was also present in the early Muslim Arabian Peninsula. Various nineteenth century sources have referred to the burnous as an Arab cloak. In antiquity this garment was referred to as ''byruss Numidicus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spahi
Spahis () were light cavalry, light-cavalry regiments of the French army recruited primarily from the Arab and Berber populations of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. The modern French Army retains one regiment of Spahis as an armoured unit, with personnel now recruited in mainland France. Senegal also maintains a mounted unit with spahi origins as a presidential escort: the Red Guard of Senegal, Red Guard. Etymology The name is the French form of the Ottoman Turkish language, Ottoman Turkish word , a word derived from Persian language#New Persian, Persian , "soldier", "horseman", ultimately from Persian meaning "army", "cavalry". Early history Following the French occupation of Algiers in 1830, detachments of locally recruited irregular horsemen were attached to the regiments of light cavalry assigned to North African service. These auxiliaries were designated as ''chasseurs spahis''. Between 1834 and 1836 they were organised into four squadrons of regular spahis. In 1841 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Spahi Regiment
The 1st Spahi Regiment () is an armored regiment of the modern French Army, previously called the 1st Moroccan Spahi Regiment (). It was established in 1914 as a mounted cavalry unit recruited primarily from indigenous Moroccan horsemen. The regiment saw service in the First World War, and in the Second World War as part of the Forces Françaises Libres, as well as post-war service in the French-Indochina War and elsewhere. The modern regiment continues the traditions of all former Spahi regiments in the French Army of Africa. History World War I The Moroccan Spahis of the French Army were created in 1914 by Général Hubert Lyautey. The initial title of the regiment was that of the '' Régiment de Marche de Chasseurs Indigènes à Cheval'' (R.M.C.I.C). The French Army had already raised four regiments of indigenous cavalry in both Algeria and Tunisia during the 19th century, and extended the designation of "spahis" to the Moroccan mounted units recruited after 1908. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qashabiya
The qashabiya () is a traditional Arab winter garment originating from Algeria. It features a hood and differs from the burnous by the presence of sleeves and a closure. Thicker and wider than the Djellaba (), it is made of camel wool. It allows its wearer to brave the wind and precipitation of winter. It also holds significant importance in the Algerian collective memory, as it, along with the burnous, represents the attire of the shuhada during the Algerian War of National Liberation. It also has the reputation of being Algeria's national attire. Etymology According to Georges Séraphin Colin, the term "''qeššabiya''" used in central and eastern Algeria is a deformation of the Latin ''gausapa'', a term that would have been preserved in the form of ''gosaba'' in the Adrar, where it refers to a shirt. Arabic dictionaries list several definitions and etymologies for the term qashabiya, although they all agree in designating a garment but differ in its characteristics. Ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algerian Republican Guard
The Algerian Republican Guard (, ), is a military corps of the Military of Algeria, Algerian army. It is under the direct authority of the President of Algeria. The Algerian Republican Guard is composed of about 12,000 troops. It includes a horse mounted cavalry unit. The cavalry detachment finds its roots in the mix of traditions of both the famous Berber people, Berber cavalry, especially the Numidian cavalry and the equally famous Arab cavalry. History The Republican Guard was founded by a group of cavalry units which came from the city of El Eulma located in Setif and which, in 1963, settled in the Colonel Chabou barracks known also as Lido Mouhamadia, in the east of Algiers. This group took over the leaving French army. Since then, the unit has provided honors to the President of Algeria. It then took four years, between 1969 and 1972 to set up the Algerian Republican Guard. Since October 3, 2006, the Republican Guard has been an autonomous military force, with its own comma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qamis
Shalwar kameez (also salwar kameez and less commonly shalwar qameez) is a traditional combination dress worn by men and women in South Asia, and Central Asia. '' Shalwars'' are trousers which are atypically wide at the waist and narrow to a cuffed bottom. They are held up by a drawstring or elastic belt, which causes them to become pleated around the waist. The trousers can be wide and baggy, or they can be cut quite narrow, on the bias. Shalwars have been traditionally worn in a wide region which includes Eastern Europe, West Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia. The ''kameez'' is a long shirt or tunic. The side seams are left open below the waist-line (the opening known as the ''chaak''), which gives the wearer greater freedom of movement. The kameez is usually cut straight and flat; older kameez use traditional cuts; modern kameez are more likely to have European-inspired set-in sleeves. The kameez may have a European-style collar, a Mandarin collar, or it may be collarless; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jellabiya
The jellabiya, also jalabiya, galabeya or jalamia ( / ALA-LC: ' in Sudanese Arabic, and ''Galabiya'' in Egyptian Arabic: ē-); is a loose-fitting, traditional garment from the Nile Valley. Today, it is the Clothing in Sudan, national clothing in Sudan and is also associated with farmers living in Egypt (Greater Cairo, countryside, Luxor, and Aswan), it comes in rich color varieties. The garment is also worn in Eritrea and Ethiopia, but has other textures and is usually white. Origin The earliest forms of Jalabeya can be traced back to Ancient Egypt and Nubia, Ancient Nubia (modern-day Sudan) where similar long, loose-fitting garments were worn by both men and women. In Ancient Egypt discoveries like Tarkhan dress (c. 3482–3102 BCE) housed at Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, provide early evidence of woven tunic-style clothing. In parallel, archaeological evidence from Sudan also reveals early examples of robe-like attire. Excavations at royal burial sites in Kerm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaftan
A kaftan or caftan (; , ; , ; ) is a variant of the robe or tunic. Originating in Asia, it has been worn by a number of cultures around the world for thousands of years. In Russian usage, ''kaftan'' instead refers to a style of men's long suit with tight sleeves. It may be made of wool, cashmere wool, cashmere, silk, or cotton, and may be worn with a sash. Popular during the time of the Ottoman Empire, detailed and elaborately designed garments were given to ambassadors and other important guests at the Topkapı Palace. Variations of the kaftan were inherited by cultures throughout Asia and were worn by individuals in Russia (North Asia, Eastern Europe and formerly Central Asia), Southwest Asia and Northern Africa. Styles, uses, and names for the kaftan vary from culture to culture. The kaftan is often worn as a Coat (clothing), coat or as an overdress, usually having long sleeves and reaching to the ankles. In regions with a warm climate, it is worn as a light-weight, loose-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernos
A bernos () is a wool cloak-like garment and hood woven in one piece, traditionally worn by men of the Amhara ethnic group of Ethiopia, most commonly in the relatively cold Shewa. Unlike its Maghrebi counterpart the Burnous, it is typically black, and does not have a hood; rather it has a large point on one side of the shoulder, usually to the left. The point was tailored into existence in order to keep a rifle on their shoulders, so that highlander men would not have to hold them outside where rainwater entering through a muzzle might damage (an older) firearm. Donald N. Levine notes that the wealthier men of Menz "wear the ''barnos'', a tailored cape made of dark wool."Donald N. Levine, ''Wax and Gold: Tradition and Innovation in Ethiopia Culture'' (Chicago: University Press, 1972), p. 29 The Bernos can be worn in white, beige, black and sometimes made out of linen if it is too hot to wear in wool, underneath a Tunic and Gabi would be worn. The bernos was frequently worn by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birrus
A birrus or birrus brittanicus was a rainproof, hooded woollen cloak (or simply a hood alone), characteristically worn in Britain and Gaul at the time of the Roman Empire and into the Middle Ages. A mosaic at Chedworth Roman Villa shows a Briton wearing a birrus brittanicus; there is also one shown on a statue of a ploughman at the British Museum. (retrieved 26 August 2024) See also *Burnous
A burnous (), also burnoose, burnouse, bournous or barnous, is a long cloak of coarse woollen fabric with a pointed hood, often white, traditionally worn by Arabs, Arab an ...
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North Africa
North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region. However, it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of the Western Sahara in the west, to Egypt and Sudan's Red Sea coast in the east. The most common definition for the region's boundaries includes Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara, the territory territorial dispute, disputed between Morocco and the list of states with limited recognition, partially recognized Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. The United Nations’ definition includes all these countries as well as Sudan. The African Union defines the region similarly, only differing from the UN in excluding the Sudan and including Mauritania. The Sahel, south of the Sahara, Sahara Desert, can be considered as the southern boundary of North Africa. North Africa includes the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
