Paranja

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Paranja , paranji, or faranji (from Arabic: فرنجية, romanized: faranjiyyah; Tajik: فرنجی, фаранҷӣ, farançī; Uzbek: paranji; Russian: паранджа, romanized: parandzha) is a traditional Central Asian robe for women and girls that covers the head and body. It is also known as "burqa" in Arabic. It is similar in basic style and function to other regional styles such as the Afghan chadari. The part that covered the face, known as the chachvan (Uzbek: chachvon; Russian: чачван) or chashmband (Tajik: چشم‌بند, чашмбанд, caşmʙand), was heavy in weight and made from horsehair. It was especially prevalent among urban Uzbeks but was not commonly worn by people in the mountainous regions of Tajikistan. It was also worn during the Shaybanids' rule (c.1510–1600). In the 1800s, Tajik and Uzbek Muslim women were required to wear paranja when outside their home. Paranji and chachvon were by 1917 common among urban Uzbek women of the southern river basins. This was less frequently worn in the rural areas, and...

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