Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Paranja" in English language version.
Faranji (Paranja). (...) [The] term is (...) used for a cloak designed to cover the head, face, and body of Tajik females. The traditional Tajik faranji is a light robe made of silk or cotton with vestigial sleeves on the back and ornamented with embroidery, tassels, buttons, or other decoration. The Faranji is paired with a veil made of heavy horsehair that is used to conceal the woman's face. Before the Soviet period, women and girls were required to wear a faranji over the top of the head upon leaving the household. This garment was popular among (...) the females in the urban Tajik North (primarily the regions of Ferghana, Bukhara, and Samarqand); women in the mountainous regions of Tajikistan, including Badakhshon, were not familiar with the faranji and never covered their faces.
