The
sirwal
Sirwal, also sherwal, saroual, seroual, sarouel or serouelSmith, Robin (199''American Civil War Zouaves'', p. 52. Osprey PublishingAt Google Books. Retrieved 23 August 2013. ( ar, سِرْوَال (''sirwāl''), (''šalvâr'') ku, شهواڵ ...
or
shalwar
Salwar or Shalwar is cloth worn from the waist to the ankles, covering both legs separately. It is the lower-garment of the Shalwar kameez suit which is widely-worn in South Asia. It is known for its lively hues, rich fabrics, and embroidery. It ...
forms part of traditional costume in some parts of
Europe
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.
Sharavary suits
The salvar is known as
sharavary in parts of
Europe
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which is worn with any upper garment. In
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
, the
sharavary is voluminous. In
Circassia
Circassia (; also known as Cherkessia in some sources; ady, Адыгэ Хэку, Адыгей, lit=, translit=Adıgə Xəku, Adıgey; ; ota, چرکسستان, Çerkezistan; ) was a country and a historical region in the along the northeast ...
, women wear the
sharavary with a long shirt.
File:Народне вбрання Київської губернії 1.jpg, Ukraine
Kat-haljina suit
In
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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and
Montenegro
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, the salvar is known as the dimije which has a local style. The kat-haljina suit is a combination of a European style blouse and dimije made from the same material.
Bulgaria
The salvar and similar trousers are also worn in
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
.
File:Kiselovo-turkish.jpg, Kiselovo-turkish (Bulgaria)
Schalwar/vraka
In parts of
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
(such as
Crete
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...
, the Greek islands and
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
) and
Macedonia, the salvar is known as vraka.
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File:Crete.COSTUME Cretois.JPG, Crete.COSTUME Cretois
File:Cretois Costume.JPG, Cretois Costume
File:Cretan Turks.jpg, Cretan Muslims
File:Szathmari - Balkan dress.jpg, Szathmari - Balkan dress 19th century
File:Crete national Costume.JPG, Crete national Costume
File:Vraka Greek costume.JPG, Vraka Greek costume
Photo gallery
File:Vranjanska svita (KOLO).jpg, Folk costumes from south Serbia, girls are wearing dimije (shalwar pants)
Image:23. Kozaky rozvazhajutsa.jpg, Ukrainian Cossacks wearing sharovary
File:Schalwari in Bulgaria PD 5.JPG, Schalwari in Bulgaria PD 5
File:Srpska nosnja.jpg, Serbia
References
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Ukrainian folk clothing