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Birjand
The finest carpets of Khorasan come from the Birjand region; the designs that are most preferred by the weavers of this region are Hara...
Mashhad
Mashhad, the capital of the Khorasan is the largest weaving center in north east of Iran. In Mashhad there is a tradition of weaving in...
Khorasan
The vast province of Khorasan is one of the most important weaving centers in Iran. The art of carpet weaving in this province dates ba...
Yazd
Yazd is located on the road that leads from Esfahan to Kerman and is also on the border of the Central desert of Iran (Dasht-e-Kavir). ...
Afshar
The ancestors of the Afshar tribesmen were the Turkamans, who first dwelled in the Caucasian area and around Lake Orumiyeh (north-west ...
Turkish (Anatoli)
The distinguishing characteristic of these old Turkish rugs are the bright color effect- in general brighter than the Persian rugs- and...
Kerman
After the fall of the Safavid dynasty, carpet weaving began to lose its importance. Towards the end of the Ghaijar Dynasty, carpet weav...
Abadeh
Abadeh Hiebat-lu, Moharramat, Zel-e-Sultan, and sometimes Botteh Kordestan designs are woven into the carpets produced in Abadeh.A...
Shiraz
Although during the Zandieh dynasty (1750-1779) the art of carpet weaving was not equal to that of the Safavid dynasty, the art continu...
Fars
Fars
For thousands of years, two thirds of the population in the province of pars (composed of different tribes) have lived in the vast...