A kalash' or galesh (گالش) is a traditional footwear of Iran. The Kurdish cotton kalash is particularly famous in

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. Unlike most

galosh Galoshes, also known as dickersons, gumshoes, rubbers, or overshoes, are a type of rubber boot that is slipped over shoes to keep them from getting muddy or wet. In the United States, the word ''galoshes'' may be used interchangeably with boot ...

es, the "galesh" are always handwoven and with specific fabrics. It is what people in

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used to wear before the proliferation of the modern

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, especially in the provinces of northern Iran. Galesh are still made today, but in the category of handicrafts and cultural produce. Galesh are also called khussa or charoq. In India a similar footwear is called mojari or jutti.

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