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Soumak (Sumak) (Kashmir)
These rugs are characterized by flat stitching (rugs woven without pile) with the colored ends of the wool hanging loose on the back. T...
Caucasian Rugs
Caucasian Rug
The north of Iran is a large rug weaving district which has been referred to “The Caucasus”. It extends fro...
Turkoman
Turkoman Rug
The Turkoman tribesman, whose ancestors were the Mongol Turks, settled between Bojnurd and Gonband-Kavus (to...
Baluchi
A great number of rugs are made by the Baluchi tribes which have settled in the region of Khorasan since the 18th century around Mashha...
Kashmar
The town of Kashmar is about 150 kilometers South-west of Mashhad produces a great number of large sizes with different designs from Ka...
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 ...