Eritrean Zuria Dresses
The zuria is the ankle-length traditional dress worn by Tigrinya women across Eritrea and northern Ethiopia — for holidays, weddings, church and family celebrations. Classic zuria are handwoven cotton with fine embroidery; modern versions come in chiffon and contemporary cuts.
Sellers on Brhan list both traditional and modern zuria designs, and many will sew a zuria to order in your size and colours. Delivery estimates and the ship-from country are on every product page.
Free Style Habesha Kemis | Habesha Zuria | Modern Habesha Dress
$129.00
New Design Habesha kemis| Zuria
$199.00
Reddish Habesha Kemis | Beautifully Made Habesha Zuria | New Design Dress
$129.00
White Habesha Zuria|Traditional kemis|Kemis|Dress
$109.00
White Habesha Dress|Church Kemis|Traditional Zuria
$119.00
Traditional Habesha Dress|Zuria|Kemis|Cultural Dress
$199.00
Simply Beautiful Habesha Kemis|Fashionable Zuria|Habesha Design|New Designed Dress
$119.00
Greenish Habesha Kemis|Modern Style|New Design|Zuria|Chiffon
$159.00
Traditional Habesha Zuria|Cultural Kemis|Ethiopia and Eritrea Dress
$199.00
Fashionable Habesha Zuria|New Design Dress|Stylish Kemis
$169.00
Bluish Habesha Dress|New Stylish Kemis|Traditional Habesha Dress|Zuria
$179.00
Modern Habesha Kemis|New Design Habesha Zuria|Stylish Dress
$159.00
Traditional Habesha Dress|Ethiopian Kemis|Eritrean Zuria|Cultural Dress
$129.00
habehsa kemis /habesha zurya
$150.00
habesh dresses kemis zurya
$280.00
New Habesha Style|Zuria|Ethiopian and Eritrean Kemis
$149.00
Traditional Habesha Kemis |Habesha Zuria |Ethiopian and Eritrean Style
$169.00
Habesha Fetl Dress|Cultural Kemis|Traditional Zuria|Habesha style Dress|Habesha Zuria|Eritrean and Ethiopian Kemis|New Design
$129.00
Frequently asked questions
When is a zuria worn?
A zuria is worn for the big occasions of Eritrean and Tigrinya life: religious holidays, weddings (by guests and family), christenings, and cultural celebrations like Ashenda. Lighter modern zuria are also worn as everyday elegant wear.
How is an Eritrean zuria different from an Ethiopian habesha kemis?
They are close cousins. Zuria is the Tigrinya word used in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia for the traditional ankle-length dress; habesha kemis is the Amharic term used more broadly in Ethiopia. Cut, embroidery placement and tibeb patterns vary by region and by the weaver’s tradition.