Chapan

Chapan
President Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, wearing a chapan and karakul

Chapan (variant of caftan) is a coat worn over clothes, usually during the cold winter months. Usually worn by men, these coats are adorned with intricate threading and come in a variety of colors and patterns. It is worn in Central Asia, including Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and other surrounding countries. Outside of Afghanistan, readers may be familiar with the chapan cape often worn by Afghan president Hamid Karzai. For further examples of traditional Afghan Chapan coats go to the Afghan Chapan website [1].

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