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The Persian town of Heriz is located in North West Iran. Famous for its tough hard wearing rugs and carpets with characteristic geometric designs. The modern production of Heriz rugs and carpets is plentiful and good value, but enter into … Continue reading →

The town of Bidjar is located in Persian Kurdistan, North West Iran. Rugs and carpets from this area are reputed to be the hardest wearing of all the Persian rugs and carpets produced today. They can be so heavy and … Continue reading →

Rugs and carpets have been produced in the city of Agra since the early 16th century. Agra was the Mughal capital from 1566 to 1569 and again from 1601 to 1658. Many fabulous rugs and carpets were made during the … Continue reading →

The Persian town of Nain located 100 miles north east of Isfahan has only been producing rugs and carpets since the 1930s, despite this short history the weavers of Nain are among the best in the world, and are now … Continue reading →

Meshed is the capital city of the Iran’s largest province Khorasan (land of the rising sun). It has been the third holiest Shia Muslim site since 818AD when Ali ar-Rida was interred near the tomb of Harun-ar-Rashid, the fifth Abbasid … Continue reading →

The Persian city of Hamadan was once the capital of Darius the Great. This celebrated old Persian King ruled during the Achaemenid empire from 522BC-486BC. Rug weaving in Hamadan has only been notable since around 1900, but the city soon … Continue reading →

The historically important Persia city of Isfahan has been designated by UNESCO as a world heritage site. Isfahan has many beautiful historic monuments being the former Persian capital during the Safavid dynasty in the sixteenth century. Rug production during the … Continue reading →

The city of Kashan in central Iran has been renowned for its fine rugs and carpets for centuries. Similar to many other important Persian city’s, the production of rugs and carpets virtually ceased after the Afghan invasion in the early eighteenth century. The late nineteenth century … Continue reading →

The Persian city of Tabriz was recorded by Arab historians as an important centre for weaving as early as 800AD. But it was at the end of the nineteenth century, inspired by an increasing western market that Persian weavers revived the industry. Hajji … Continue reading →

Have a look in gallery three at this fabulous old Persian Qashqai rug circa 1920 size 1.94m x 1.18m. The Qashqai tribes live in the mountains around the historically important city of Shiraz, being the birth place and burial for … Continue reading →