Fez - woolen headdress in the form of a truncated cone high, decorated with a brush. The name of this cap is connected with the city of Fez in Morocco, which originally had a monopoly on the production of fezzes.
They are widely used in the Ottoman Empire and some countries in North Africa. Since 1826 fez became part of the Ottoman uniforms and military officials. In modern Turkey, is commonly used traditional type fez - red with a black brush. Residents of Tunis, Tripoli and Morocco are longer models fez, decorated with blue silk tassels.