Thawb_kandūrah_ryāsī: (Arabic: Thawb: overgarment, kandūrah: tunic dress, ryāsī: presidential), an evolved form of the traditional overgarment and tunic ensemble united at the neckline creating one outfit so that the inner tunic functions as a lining. Features stamped gold disc embellishments (hrūf), (Mshakhis) or (niyūm), which explains the appellation (ryāsī), to mean ‘presidential’ and denote high status.

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