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

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

== Use by secret societies ==
Many secret societies are known for wearing fezzes. [[Shriners]] (a [[Freemason]] secret society) are often depicted wearing a red fez. It became official for the Shriners in 1872. 

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