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Persian Rugs Date Back 2500 Years
Preview Persian Gallery: Persian Rugs Contact Carpetbeggars to see our hundreds of Persian Rugs For over 2500 years, Persian Rugs have been considered the elite premier treasures of the Oriental hand knotted rug genres. Only rugs made in Iran can qualify as Persian Rugs. The Persian carpet stands out by the variety and elaborateness of its designs. Persian rugs are woven by nomadic tribes in village and town workshops and represent thousands of years of tradition of each of the 26 provinces that constitute Iran. They reflect the history of Iran, Persian culture and expressions of folklore and art by its various provinces. The carpets woven in the Safavid court manufactories of Isfahan during…
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Karabagh Rugs – A History
FEATURED RUG: THE KARABAGH Click here to see our current inventory of Karabagh rugs Karabagh rug, Karabagh also spelled Karabakh, is a floor covering handmade in the district of Karabakh (Armenian-controlled Azerbaijan), just north of the present Iranian border. As might be expected, Karabagh designs and color schemes tend to be more like those of Persian rugs than do those made in other parts of the Caucasus, and it is difficult to distinguish Karabagh runners from those of Karaja, in Iran, to the south. Certain Karabagh rugs also resemble those of Shirvan to the north in Azerbaijan. HISTORY Carpet-weaving was historically a traditional profession for the female population of Karabakh (Artsakh), including many Armenian families, though there…
