Sarab – Size: 70 x 288 cm

The fertile and vast of Azarbaijan is divided into two provinces. East and West Azarbaijan. Carpet weaving has never been popular in West Azarbaijan. On the contrary, in East Azarbaijan, the development of this industry has always been considerable and worthy of attention. In the last one hundred years, Azarbaijan Province has had its outstanding share in contributing to the expansion of the carpet industry.

Normally all the carpets woven in Azarbaijan have Ghiordes knots with double-weft. They are durable and hard-wearing.

Sarab was one of the leading carpet producing centres in East Azarbaijan. Although situated near Heris, carpets from this town greatly resemble those of the more distant Meshkin-Shahr. At the present thick and long wearing with the background  in red and the borders in white and red are woven in Sarab and it’s surrounding villages. The field of these runners usually have lozenge and geometrical shaped medallions.

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