Persian Hamadan Village Rug - 3.05 x 0.93 tribal

Persian Hamadan Village Rug - 3.05 x 0.93 tribalHamadan was once the capital of Persia during the periods of the Seljuks and today is the catchment area for rugs from numerous towns and villages, many of which have been weaving rugs for centuries. Because Hamadan rugs are drawn from such a wide area, they can be extremely varied in design. They are hard wearing and generally of good quality. Fairly recently rugs have been made in the city of Hamadan itself. Such rugs are made with thick high

Sarouk rug A Sarouk rug is a type of Persian rug made in the Sarouk village of Iran

This is a beautiful central medallion carpet that is a runner

Their colors are also deeper and more varied

due in large part to the fact that area rugs woven with this knot tend to be more accurate and symmetrical

The colours are delightful

Woven across hundreds of surrounding villages rather than centralised workshops

It is highly collectable

The original Turkmen rugs were produced by the Turkmen tribes who are the main ethnic group in Turkmenistan and are also found in Afghanistan and Iran

then spread to other weaving centers

Sometimes Gabehs are coarse reworkings of carpet designs from elsewhere in Iran

But when the Afghans invaded Iran

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