Paranja
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Paranja was a traditional central Asian robe of women and girls.
A related garment was the chachvan.[1]
The Soviet Union encouraged a liberation of women, albeit limited. With its active discouragement or banning of the veil, it encouraged the abandonment of such robes. [2]
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For analysis of and discussion of the function of the robes, and for photos of such fobes, see:
