Barak (cloth)

Barak (Persian: بَرَک) or Barag (برگ), also called barrak or burruk,^[1]^[2] is a kind of soft, thick and durable fabric that is woven by hand from goat and sheep wool or camel hair in Khorasan.^[3] Barak is a soft and strong textile, and is mainly used for sewing men's clothes. The warmth of the very thick and soft fabric is reputed to reduce muscle and joint pains.^{[better source needed]} In the past, most of the dervishes made clothes and hats from barak, and later, with the improvement of its quality, kings and rulers also wore barak clothes.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Klaus, Ferdinand. "Clothing of the Hazāra Tribes". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Hazara traditional Dress". TRC Leiden. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Barak". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
^ "برک - لغت‌نامه دهخدا [Dehkhoda Dictionary]".
^ "برک - فرهنگ فارسی معین [Moin Encyclopedic Dictionary]".

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[1] Klaus, Ferdinand. "Clothing of the Hazāra Tribes". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[2] "Hazara traditional Dress". TRC Leiden. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[3] "Barak". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 28 August 2022.

[4] "برک - لغت‌نامه دهخدا [Dehkhoda Dictionary]".

[5] "برک - فرهنگ فارسی معین [Moin Encyclopedic Dictionary]".

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