Abaya

Two women dressed in abayat and niqāb. The abaya "cloak" ( ʿabāyah or عباءة ʿabā'ah , plural عبايات ʿabāyāt ) is long over garment essentially a robe -like dress, worn by some women in parts of the Islamic world . It is considered an Arabic cultural dress integrated into the hijab , or Islamic dress, for many countries of the Arabian peninsula such as Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates , where it is the national dress . Traditional abayat are black and may be either a large square of fabric draped from the shoulders or head or a long caftan . The abaya covers the whole body except the face, feet, and hands. It can be worn with the niqāb , a face veil covering all but the eyes. Some women choose to wear long black gloves, so their hands are covered as well.

Three women take a walk on a beach in Oman wearing abayat. Two women dressed in abayat and niqāb . Abaya is the dress and niqāb is the face covering. The abaya "cloak" ( colloquially and more commonly, ʿabāyah  , especially in Literary Arabic : عباءة ʿabāʾah  ; plural عبايات ʿabāyāt  , عباءات ʿabāʾāt  ), sometimes also called an aba , is a simple, loose over- garment , essentially a robe -like dress, worn by some women in parts of the Muslim world including in North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula . Traditional abayat are black and may be either a large square of fabric draped from the shoulders or head or a long caftan . The abaya covers the whole body except the face, feet, and hands. It can be worn with the niqāb , a face veil covering all but the eyes. Some women choose to wear long black gloves, so their hands are covered as well. The Indonesian and Malaysian women's traditional dress kebaya gets its name from the abaya . The Encyclopedia of World Costume .

Simple, loose over-garment wore by women, especially Muslim women For other uses, see Abaya (disambiguation) . The abaya "cloak" ( colloquially and more commonly, ʿabāyah  , especially in Literary Arabic : عباءة ʿabāʾah  ; plural عبايات ʿabāyāt  , عباءات ʿabāʾāt  ), sometimes also called an aba , is a simple, loose over- garment , essentially a robe -like dress, worn by some women in parts of the Muslim world including North East Africa Somalia , Morocco all the way to the Arabian Peninsula . Traditional abayat are black and may be either a large square of fabric draped from the shoulders or head or a long kaftan . The abaya covers the whole body except the head, feet, and hands. It can be worn with the niqāb , a face veil covering all but the eyes. Some women also wear long black gloves, so their hands are covered as well. It is common that the abayat is worn to special occasions, such as Mosque visits and Islamic Holiday celebrations for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. The Indonesian traditional dress kebaya gets its name from the abaya . The Encyclopedia of World Costume .

Simple, loose over-garment wore by women, especially Muslim women For other uses, see Abaya (disambiguation) . The abaya ( colloquially and more commonly, ʿabāyah , especially in Literary Arabic : عباءة ʿabā'ah ; plural عبايات ʿabāyāt , عباءات ʿabā'āt ), sometimes also called an aba , is a simple, loose over- garment , essentially a robe -like dress, worn by some women in parts of the Muslim world including North Africa , the Horn of Africa , the Arabian Peninsula and most of the Middle East . Traditional abayas are usually black and may either be a large square of fabric draped from the shoulders or head or a long kaftan . The abaya covers the whole body except the head (sometimes), feet, and hands. It can be worn with the niqāb , a face veil covering all but the eyes. Some women also wear long black gloves , so their hands are covered as well. It is common that the abaya is worn on special occasions, such as Mosque visits, Islamic Holiday celebrations for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha and also during the Islamic Holy month of Ramadan. The Indonesian traditional dress kebaya gets its name from the abaya . The Encyclopedia of World Costume .

Garment worn by Muslim women For other uses, see Abaya (disambiguation) . Black abaya Abaya with embroidery The abaya ( colloquially and more commonly, Arabic : عباية ʿabāyah , especially in Literary Arabic : عباءة ʿabā'ah ; plural عبايات ʿabāyāt , عباءات ʿabā'āt ), sometimes also called an aba , is a simple, loose over- garment , essentially a robe -like dress, worn by some women in the Muslim world including most of the Middle East , North Africa , and parts of the Horn of Africa . Traditional abayas are usually black and may either be a large square of fabric draped from the shoulders or head or a long kaftan . The abaya covers the whole body except the head (sometimes), feet, and hands. It can be worn with the niqāb , a face veil covering all but the eyes. Some women also wear long black gloves , so their hands are also covered. Commonly, the abaya is worn on special occasions, such as mosque visits, Islamic holiday celebrations for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha , and also during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan . The Encyclopedia of World Costume .