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[[Fez with gold string.jpg|right|thumb|200 px|A fez with a golden string.]]
A '''fez''' is a [[Middle East|Middle-Eastern]] hat. It is shaped like a cone and is usually red. They came from the city of [[Fes, Morocco|Fez]].
[[File:Mussolini in a fez.jpg|thumbnail|Mussolini in a fez.]]
A variation of a black soft fez was used by Italian [[Blackshirts]] under the Mussolini's reign.

In [[Libya]], a soft black fez, called the checheya, is worn by the rural population with or without a long tassel.


== Use by Secret Societies ==
Many secret societys are known for wearing fezzes.
[[Shriners]] (a [[Freemanson]] secret society) are often depicted wearing a red fez; the headgear became official for the Shriners in 1872. 

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