Firaq partug

The term firaq partug refers to a number of outfits traditionally worn by women in Afghanistan. The styles vary according to region. The outfits consists of three garments: chador, firaq and partug.

Chador

The chador is the head scarf which can be of varying lengths.

Firaq

Firaq refers to the upper garment which flows out from the waist, like a skirt, with some styles reaching to the ankles and other styles reaching below the knees. The firaq is also called qameez.

Partug

Partug[1] is a type of shalwar and is the lower garment which is baggy, gathered at the ankles and tied around the waist creating folds.

  • Afghan girls in traditional clothes
  • Afghan School children in Kabul
  • 2010 Children's Day in Afghanistan
  • GI walks down the runway during a fashion show dressed in a colorful, traditional Afghan dress. The March 3, 2008
  • Afghan kids wearing traditional clothes in Kabul
  • 2009 Herat Afghanistan women wearing chador
  • Firaq partug of the Kuchi region
  • Women wearing firaq partug

References
  1. Afghanistan Volumes 33-34(1980)
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