Caucasian rugs

The Akstafa peacock motif is used in Akstafa rugs. Akstafa is a town in Azerbaijan and also the name of a river.

Avar rugs are woven by an ethnic group Avar in Daghestan. The traditional Avar design is a hooked diamond in light red on a indigo blue field.

Bahmanli carpets are associated with the village Boyuk Bahmanli in Karabakh, Azerbaijan.

Baku rugs are from the area and villages around Baku in the historical Baku Khanate. Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city of Caucasus.

Bidjov rugs or Bidjov Kuba rugs are from the southeast Caucasus in Azerbaijan.

The educational rug photo-gallery with Caucasian kilims and soumaks includes Shirvan kilims, Kazak kilims, Kuba kilims, Dragon and East Caucasian soumaks and more.

Chajli rugs are often labelled Chajli Kazak or Chajli Shirvan. The Chajli design consist of three octogonal medallions.

The design of Chelaberd rugs are associated with the village Chalabilar in Karabagh. They are also named Sunburst Kasak or Eagle Kazak.

Chichi is a village in the Kuba region of Azerbaijan in Caucasus.

Chondzoresk rugs are also named Cloudband Kazaks and are from Karabagh region, Southern Caucasus.

Daghestan is a republic of Russia located along the shore of the Caspian Sea, in the North Caucasus. Daghestan is especially known for their prayer rugs.

Derbend, now Derbent, is a city in Daghestan, Russia, located on the Caspian Sea.

Dragon carpets include motifs of stylized dragons giving the name “Dragon Carpets” to this type of rugs produced in south Caucasus.

Erivan (now Yerevan) is the capital of Armenia. Erivan Rugs were made in the Erivan district by Armenian weavers.

Gendje is located between the weavings areas of Karabagh, Kazak and Shirvan and has also been a collection point for rugs from surrounding areas. Gendje (Ganja) is the second lagest city in Azerbaijan.

Karabakh is a geographic region, extending from the highlands of the Lesser Caucasus down to the lowlands between the rivers Kura and Aras. Karabagh rugs are known for their quality. Designs and colors are related to other Caucasian rugs with tribal geometric and large medallions.

Karagashli rugs are made in Northeast Caucasus in the Kuba area.

Kasim Ushag rugs are made in the Karabagh region. It is debated if Kasim Ushag rugs are made by Armenian or Kurdish weavers.

Kazak rugs are made in South and South West Caucasus and there are several sub-groups of these Kazaks including the Karachov, Fachralo, Bordjalou, and Sewan Kazaks. Many Kazak rugs have been attributed to Armenian weavers.

Konagkend (Konagend) is a village in the Kuba district.

Kuba rugs were woven in the the surroundings of Kuba in villages around the towns of Perepedil, Divichi, Konaghend and Karagashli.

Lenkoran (Lankeran) is a city in Azerbaijan, on the coast of the Caspian Sea, near the southern border to Iran. The Lenkoran medaillion is derived from a dragon motif.

The Lesghis or the Lesghians are a name for a number of tribes of the northeast Caucasus.

Pambak is a village in the Lori region of Armenia. The Lori Pambak motif is a large octogonal medaillion. 

Marasali rugs are attributed to a village the Shirvan region of the Caucasus.  Especially prayer rugs with botehs are attributed to the village.

Moghan is a plain in southeast Caucasus bordering Iran. Moghan rugs are produced in the Caucasus and in the Transcaucasian region just above Iran.

Caucasian Perepedil rugs have a rams horn design in the main field, often repeated throughout. Perepedil is a town southeast of Kuba in Daghestan.

Saliani is a town in the Shirvan region south of Baku and Shirvan. Rugs from this area have often a long format.

Seichur rugs are a subtype of Kuba rugs. Seychour (Zeychour) rugs are made in the Northeast Caucasus.

Shirvan rugs are made in the Shirvan region of Azerbaijan in the southeastern Caucasus. Many Shirvan rugs are made in prayer rug designs.

Talish is an area in Southeastern Caucasus. Most Talish rugs have a long format and empty fields.

Zakatala ( Zaqatala) is a town in the northern Azerbaijan in Caucasus. Zakatala rugs are from the surrounding villages.