Qashabiya

Qashabiya

Men wearing the qashabiya
Material	Camel hair and wool
Place of origin	Algeria

A qashabiya (Arabic: قشابية, romanized: qašābiyyah) is a traditional berber Algerian garment most often associated with the Chaoui, and those from Djelfa. It is made of camel hair and wool, and is held in high esteem by many Algerians because of the warmth it provides during cold winters, especially in the high plateaus of the Chaouia region where it is produced.

See also

• Burnous
• Algerian Kaftan
• Chedda of Tlemcen

References

• Meguellati-Kanoun, Amel; Abdelali-Martini, Malika; Kanoun, Mohamed; Benmebarek, Abdelmadjid; Benidir, Mohamed (2013-12-17). "The potential loss of traditional know-how of qashabiya production in Djelfa, Algeria". In Malika Abdelali-Martini; Aden Aw-Hassan (eds.). Gender Research in Natural Resource Management: Building Capacities in the Middle East and North Africa. Routledge. pp. 37–55. ISBN 978-1-317-91634-5.
• Benmebarek, Abdelmadjid; Larbi Cherfaoui, Mohamed; Ouazane, H.; Abdelali-Martini, Maliki; Meguellati-Kanoun, Amel; Kanoun, Mohamed; Fodil, Souhila (2013-12-17). "Gender and Marketing of qashabiya in Djelfa (Algeria)". In Malika Abdelali-Martini; Aden Aw-Hassan (eds.). Gender Research in Natural Resource Management: Building Capacities in the Middle East and North Africa. Routledge. pp. 56–73. ISBN 978-1-317-91634-5.