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Battoulah (Persian: بطوله،بتوله, romanized: al-baṭṭūleh), also called Gulf Burqah (Arabic: البرقع الخليجي),[1][note 1] is a metallic-looking fashion mask traditionally worn in southern Iran[5][6] by Muslim[7][8] Arab women. The mask is mainly worn in the Persian Gulf region, including Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iraq and Qatar. The mask usually indicates that the wearer is married.[1] Historically, it was also used to fool enemies into thinking that the women they spied from a distance were actually men.[9]
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