Culture & Heritage
Traditional dress
Şal û şepik for men, the long colourful jli for women.
Klaw — Kurdish Cap
The klaw is the rounded short cap that completes the traditional Kurdish man's head. It is made of pressed woven wool — kebad — and takes a half-spherical shape...
Pûşî (Kurdish Keffiyeh)
The pûşî — also called cemedanî — is a distinctive Kurdish headscarf with geometric red, black and white patterns on a chequered grid. It differs from the Arab...
Jli — Kurdish Women's Dress
Kurdish women's dress is a festival of colour and embroidery. It is made of three layers: a long silk inner dress reaching the ankle — the kiras; over it a wide...
Şal û Şepik
Şal û Şepik is the most iconic Kurdish men's dress, especially in Iraqi Kurdistan. The şepik is the long-sleeved jacket-like top; the şal is the wide trouser, g...