From the wholesale shops for men in Damascus' Straight Street that exported throughout the Gulf States and the Arab world, a man's abaya of fine imported wool. Men across Syria wore this style over the long qumbaz coat, with only minor differences in headdresses.

Also, two cotton kafiyyes in red and black. And a fine antique heavy rayon hatta or kafiyye machine embroidered in the style known as aghabani, with artificial silk machine embroidery in the golden shade that was a favorite of Syrian men.

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