Burka (disambiguation)
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Burka or burqa may refer to:
- BurqaBurqaA burqa is an enveloping outer garment worn by women in some Islamic religion to cover their bodies in public places. The burqa is usually understood to be the woman's loose body-covering , plus the head-covering , plus the face-veil .-Etymology:A speculative and unattested etymology...
, a full body cloak worn by some Muslim women - Burka (Caucasus) a traditional man's coat made from felt or karakul
- Burqa, RamallahBurqa, RamallahBurqa is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located east of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of approximately 2,090 inhabitants in the 2007 census....
, a village on the West Bank - Burqa, NablusBurqa, NablusBurqa is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 18 kilometers northwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had a population of 4,030 inhabitants in mid-year 2006....
, a village on the West Bank
People with the surname
- Ellen BurkaEllen BurkaEllen Burka, CM is a Dutch former figure skater and a Canadian figure skating coach. She was the coach for Toller Cranston, Karen Magnussen, and her daughter Petra Burka....
, figure-skating coach - Petra Burka, figure skater
- Sylvia BurkaSylvia BurkaSylvia Burka is a former ice speed skater from Canada of Latvian descent, who represented her native country at three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan....
, speed skater
See also
- Burke (surname) or de Burca
- BerkBerkBerk may refer to:As a surname:*Dick Berk , American musician*İlhan Berk , Turkish poet*John van den Berk , Dutch motorcyclist*Sammy Berk , American vaudeville entertainer...
, a surname - Burk (disambiguation)
- BirkaBirkaDuring the Viking Age, Birka , on the island of Björkö in Sweden, was an important trading center which handled goods from Scandinavia as well as Central and Eastern Europe and the Orient. Björkö is located in Lake Mälaren, 30 kilometers west of contemporary Stockholm, in the municipality of Ekerö...
, a trading center on Björkö during the Viking Age