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Turban

The turban is a headdress Headgear

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, of Asian Asian (people)

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 origin, consisting of a long scarf Scarf

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 wound round the head Head

In anatomy [i], the head of an animal [i] is the rostral [i] part that usually comprises the brain [i], ... 

 or an inner hat Hat

A hat is an item of clothing [i] which is worn on the head [i] a kind of headgear [i]. ... 

. The turban comes in many shapes and sizes and color of turbans vary, with the cloth's length rarely exceeding 5 meters. Early Persians Persian people

The Persians are an Iranian people [i] who speak the Persian language [i] and share a co ... 

 wore a conical cap sometimes encircled by bands of cloth, which may be considered one of the origins of the modern turban. The turban did not become common among the Turks Turkey

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, but was common among Ottoman Ottoman Empire

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 sultan Sultan

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The turban is a headdress Headgear

Headgear, headwear or headdress is the name given to any element of clothing [i] which is wo ... 

, of Asian Asian (people)

The term Asian refers to people [i] with ancestral origins in East Asia [i], Southeast Asia [i], South Asia [i] ... 

 origin, consisting of a long scarf Scarf

A Scarf joint [i] is a means of joining usually wood, sometimes metal, end to end.
... 

 wound round the head Head

In anatomy [i], the head of an animal [i] is the rostral [i] part that usually comprises the brain [i], ... 

 or an inner hat Hat

A hat is an item of clothing [i] which is worn on the head [i] a kind of headgear [i]. ... 

. The turban comes in many shapes and sizes and color of turbans vary, with the cloth's length rarely exceeding 5 meters.

Early Persians Persian people

The Persians are an Iranian people [i] who speak the Persian language [i] and share a co ... 

 wore a conical cap sometimes encircled by bands of cloth, which may be considered one of the origins of the modern turban. The turban did not become common among the Turks Turkey

Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey, is a Eurasia [i]n country that stretches across the Anatolia [i] ... 

, but was common among Ottoman Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire , is also sometimes known in the West [i] as the Turkish Empire. ... 

 sultan Sultan

For information on the racehorse, see Sultan [i]
... 

s.

Sikhism

The turban is closely associated with Sikhism Sikhism

Sikhism is a religion [i] that began in sixteenth century [i] Northern India [i] with the... 

. While not explicitly required for baptized men and women , they are forbidden to cut their hair and the subsequent use of the turban to manage their long hair has become associated with baptized Sikhs. Unbaptized Sikhs are not required to leave their hair unshorn. The vast majority of people who wear turbans in Western countries are Sikhs. The Sikh pag?i is also called dastar , which is a more respectful word in Punjabi Punjabi language

Punjabi is the language of the Punjabi people [i] and the Punjab region [i]s of India [i] and Pakistan [i] ... 

 for 'turban'.

Indian state of Rajasthan

The Rajput Rajput

Rajputs are a prominent social group of India [i] and Nepal [i]. ... 

 people from the India India

India , officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia [i]. ... 

n state of Rajasthan Rajasthan

Rajasthan is the largest state [i] of the Republic of India [i] in ter ... 

 also wear distinct turbans. In Hindi Hindi

Hindi , an Indo-European language [i] spoken mainly in northern [i] ... 

, a turban is called a pag?i . There are many variations of the turbans in Rajasthan, and it is said that the style of the turban changes with every 15 km you travel. In some areas, especially in Rajasthan Rajasthan

Rajasthan is the largest state [i] of the Republic of India [i] in ter ... 

 the turban's size may indicate the position of the person in society. 'Royalty' in different parts of India have distinctly different styles of turbans, as do the 'peasants', who often just wear a towel wound around the head.

Indian city of Mysore and Kodagu District


The people of Mysore Mysore

Mysore is the second largest city in the India [i]n state of Karnataka [i]. ... 

 and Kodagu Kodagu

Kodagu ????? is a district [i] of Karnataka [i] state [i] ... 

 wear turbans called Mysore peta. Distinguished people are honoured by the award of a Mysore peta in a formal ceremony. In Kodagu district people wear it with traditional dress on special occasions such as marriages.

Islamic culture

In Islamic Islam

Islam is a monotheistic [i] religion [i] based upon the Qur'an [i], which adherents believe w ... 

 culture, the turban is an important spiritual element of the cultural faith. Ancient Arabs wore them and took pride in them; to be deprived of one's turban was humiliating, and knocking a man's turban off was considered an insult. In daily life, the turban was very useful for fending off the desert sand and protecting the face from high temperatures and strong sunlight. In modern Persian Gulf Persian Gulf

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 countries, the turban has been replaced by the white or red-and-white checkered scarf , though the turban tradition is still strong in Oman Oman

The Sultanate of Oman is a country in Southwest Asia [i], on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula [i] ... 

 . In Sudan Sudan

Sudan is the largest country [i] by area in Africa [i], situated in Northern Africa [i]. ... 

, a large white turban is worn and can indicate social status. Islamic leaders can be seen wearing turbans, in particular Shia Muslim scholars who have become famous for them . These are worn by Persian and Arab scholars alike; the black colour indicates a sayyid, a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad Muhammad

Muhammad 570 [i]-632 [i] CE, was an Arab [i] religious and political leader and the historical founde ... 

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Jews in Arabic countries often wore turbans as well, due to assimilation. The traditional color is black.

Stigma against turbans

The wearing of turbans has sparked some harassment or hate crimes in the United States United States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a... 

 as a consequence of the September 11, 2001 attacks, since some people assumed that people that wore turbans were Muslim. In fact, Sikhs make up the overwhelming majority of turban-wearers in the Western world Western world

The term Western World or "the West" can have multiple meanings depending on its context.... 

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External links

  • - Short video challenging perceptions and stereotypes to who the Sikhs are.
  • Promoting the positive image of the turban