{"id":1582,"date":"2014-07-23T19:45:35","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T19:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/98.87.68.78\/sumak\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T19:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T19:12:01","slug":"sumak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rugsource.com\/blog\/sumak\/","title":{"rendered":"Sumak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-static.rugsource.com\/uploads\/images\/products\/000\/018\/846\/xlarge\/18846_387364_7c7f6d9d.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"323\"\/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/rugsource.com\/shop\/persian-rugs\/geometric-7x13-sumak-kazak-kilim-persian-area-rug\">Sumak Rug<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sumak rugs which are also spelled as Soumak mainly produce flat weave rugs which are strong, thick and highly durable too. These types of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rugsource.com\/\">rugs<\/a><\/strong> are mainly stronger than kilim. <a href=\"https:\/\/rugsource.com\/antique-rugs\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Antique rugs<\/mark><\/a> have decorative pattern rather than any structural element.<br><br>These spectacular rugs are decorated with unique and ancient symbols of tiny flowers, birds and geometric animals. Most of the geometric patterns are tribal symbols which are associated with the Shahsavan tribe. Sumak <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link \" title=\"rug\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" href=\"https:\/\/rugsource.com\/\">rug<\/a> is the type of flat woven pile or brocading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IT is thicker than kilim rug and accomplished by looping the yarn horizontally around successive pairs of warps. The designs they feature are totally diverse from any other type of rugs. 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