Arabic Veil

Burqa is a Niqab worn by Arab and southern Iranian women. This Niqab is common in the UAE, Oman, Qatar and Hormozgan province “Iran”. This mask which is common on the shores of the Persian Gulf, called in Arabic as “Borqe” in the local dialect of Hormozgan “Borke”,”Batūle” and the south of the province of Fars (Larestan) “Tabila” and in Sistan and Baluchestan called as “Borke”.