Abadeh ( Abadah ) Persian quality rug knotted in the town Abadeh located in the southwestern Iran. The design is influenced by the Qashgai tribe. Book search: ABADEH
Afshar Turkic speaking tribe located in Iran near Kerman. Both nomadic people and settled in villages. Afshar rugs are squariesh with geometrical design. Book search: AFSHAR
Ahar Town in Iran in the Heriz region. The Heriz design is often used in rugs from Ahar. Book search: AHAR
Arak ( Sultanabad ) Arak is a central western Iranian town formerly known as Sultanabad. Well known rug types from the Arak province include Sarouk, Mahal, Lilihan and Ferahan. Source: The Oriental Rug Lexicon by Peter F. Stone - Book search: ARAK
Ardabil Carpets ( Ardebil Carpets ) The Ardabil carpets are a pair of twins, weaved in Persia in the 16th. century. One of the carpets are exhibited in Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the other in Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The Ardabil Carpets were created in Tabriz, Kashan or Mashad and the name Ardabil used be course they were originally housed at a large shrine in the city of Ardabil.
The carpets are woven in 1539-40 according to the dated inscriptions. The foundation is of silk and the pile of wool with a knot density at 300-350 knots per square inch ( 470-540.000 knots per square metres). The size of the carpets are 34 1/2 feet by 17 1/2 feet ( 10,5 metres x 5,3 metres).
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Ardebil ( Ardabil ) Town in Iranian Azerbaijan. Contemporary rug designs used in this area are influenced by Caucasian designs. Book search: ARDEBIL
Axminster English rug. From mid of the 18th century to the first half of the 19th century hand-knotted in Axminster, Devon. Contemporary rugs are machine made with power looms. Book search: AXMINSTER
Azeri Turkic language spoken in Azerbaijan and Iran ( Southern Azerbaijan ) Book search: AZERI
