Burka or burqa may refer to : *

Burka (surname) The surname Burka may refer to: *Daniel Burka, Canadian creative director for website Digg *Ellen Burka, Canadian figure skating coach *Gelete Burka, Ethiopian middle-distance runner * Jan Burka, Czech painter, graphic artist and sculptor * Petra B ...

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Burqa A burqa or burka (; ) is an enveloping outer garment worn by some Muslim women which fully covers the body and the face. Also known as a chadaree (; ) or chaadar (Dari: چادر) in Afghanistan, or a ''paranja'' (; ; ) in Central Asia, the Ara ...

, a full body cloak worn by some

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

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Burka (overcoat) A burka ( ', ', ', ', , ', ka, ნაბადი ', ', Kabardian language, Kabardian: ', ' ', ') is an overcoat made from felt or ''karakul'' (the short curly fur of young lambs of the Karakul (sheep), breed of that name). ''Karakul ...

, a traditional men's overcoat made from felt or karakul *

Kobeniak Kobeniak (Кобеняк) is a Ukrainian traditional male outer garment. Similar terms are Hungarian '':wikt:köpönyeg, köpönyeg'' for "cloak", "mantle", "overcoat", and a historical Polish garment, kopieniak, all terms being derived from the T ...

, Ukrainian traditional garment

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Burqa, Ramallah Burqa () is a town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located east of Ramallah in the northern West Bank, Palestine. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,047 inhabitants in the 2 ...

, a village on the West Bank *

Burqa, Nablus Burqa () is a village in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, Palestine, located northwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the village had a population of 4,030 inhabitants in mid-year 20 ...

, a village on the West Bank *

Burka District Burka () is in the northeastern district of Baghlan province. Its population is approximately 49,000. The capital is the city of Burka (alternate names: Borkeh, Barkah). It is in the foothills of the Hindu Kush mountains. The district is prone to ...

, in Baghlan province, Afghanistan *

Barqa, Gaza Barqa () was a Palestinian Arab village located 37 km north of Gaza near the modern-day Israeli city of Ashdod. It was referred to as ''Barka'' by the Greeks and ''Bareca'' by the Romans during their rule over the ancient Philistine city. ...

, Palestinian village, depopulated in 1948

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