'Hijab' is actually the concept of modesty, as applied to both women and men in Islam.
'Hijab' is most commonly used though to refer to the headscarf plus modest dress (i.e. shoulders and knees covered) of many Muslim women.
JessM there are factions within Islam that interpret 'Hijab' as the complete covering of women, so it can be confusing.
The extreme cover-up is the Burkha, as seen in parts of Afghanistan. In the Middle East many women wear an Abaya (cloak/long coat) - either with or without a head covering. In other parts of the Islamic world the garments have alternative names. It's certainly not easy to work out what is what, and there are a huge variety of interpretations within Islam itself - mostly cultural rather than religious.
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