The Oriental Longhair is a breed of domestic cat. It was formerly known as the British Angora before being renamed in 2002 by British cat fancies in order to avoid confusion with the Turkish Angora. The Oriental Longhair is analogous to the CFA Balinese and Javanese and the TICA Oriental Longhair breeds in the United States. With no globally recognized naming convention other cat fancies may refer to this type as Foreign Longhair or Mandarin.