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Kurdish traditional clothing, also known as Kurdish dress (Kurdish: جل و بەرگی کوردی, Cil û bergên kurdî), refers to the folk costumes of the Kurdish people. The traditions typically vary across different regions and tribes of Kurdistan, but it has some common elements. Historically, Kurdish clothing was more complex and varied ...
Deq (Kurdish: deq, دەق) or xal (Kurdish: xał, خاڵ) are the traditional and unique tattoos pertaining to Kurds. Deq is more commonly found among Kurdish women, but is also observed among men. However, the practice of deq has become less common due to the influence of Islam and has been substituted with henna. Unlike the henna, deq is not ...
Traditional Kurdish food. Food is widely recognized to be a fundamental part of what it means to be Kurdish. Foods such as kfta کفتە (spiced minced meat cased in thin layer of mashed pudding rice), Ser u pe (goats head, tongue and feet), shifta (meat patties), [9] are traditional Kurdish foods. Lamb and chicken have been staple meats in ...
Kurdish man wearing a kaftan. Illustration by Max Karl Tilke published in Oriental Costumes: Their Designs and Colors (1922), Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi.. A kaftan or caftan (/ ˈ k æ f t æ n /; Arabic: قفطان, qafṭān; Persian: خفتان, khaftān; Turkish: kaftan) is a variant of the robe or tunic.
The Kurdish Textile and Cultural Museum is a museum devoted to textiles produced in Iraqi Kurdistan. It was established in 2004 and is located in a renovated mansion in the southeast quarter of the Citadel of Arbil .
The Kurd's Heritage Museum (Kurdish: مۆزەخانەی کەلەپووری کورد; Arabic: متحف التراث الكردي), is a history museum located within the heart of Mawlawi Street of the downtown of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The museum is owned by the Revival of Kurd's Heritage Organisation (Kurdish ...
Asiatic Lion (Lion of Judah/Lion of Babylon, a common Symbol in Mesopotamia); Eastern imperial eagle (Eagle of Saladin, aprimary national symbol); Shahbaz (means "royal falcon", a fabled bird in Kurdish mythology and also a religious symbol in Yarsanism)
Over the lozim, women wear dresses known as kuylak which are generally full sleeved and fall to below the knees but some can be long dresses. [2] A head scarf is traditionally worn over the head which is tied at the back of the neck. Some women also use a second scarf. [3]