Turkmen rugs

Abdal rugs from Turkmenistan are often thought as a sub-group of Yomud rugs.

Arabatchi is a Turkmen (Turkoman) tribe of Amu Darya region in historical Turkestan.

Beshir rugs are made in areas along the Amu Darya River from Bokhara in Uzbekistan into the northern Afghanistan. Beshir rugs are woven by weavers of the Ersari tribe.

Chodor is a Turkmen tribe inhabiting the Khiva area of Turkestan. The field color in Chodor rugs are often a distinctive purple-brown.

Some carpet experts are classifying Turkmen Yomud or Göklen rugs in three eagle gul groups. The example here is classified as an Eagle group I.

Some carpet experts are classifying Turkmen Yomud or Göklen rugs in three eagle gul groups. The examples here are classified as Eagle group II.

Ersari are one of the major tribes of the Turkmen people of Central Asia. They live mainly in Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.

Göklen is a Turkmen tribe living in North East Iran. See examples of Göklen rugs in this educational photo-gallery.

Igdir (Igdyr) rugs from Turkmenistan are often thought as a sub-group of Yomud rugs but it is debated. See exemples in this educational photo-gallery.

Turkmen Karadashli rugs are often thought as a sub-group of Yomud rugs but it is debated. See exemples in this educational photo-gallery.

The Turkmen tribe Kizil Ayak is often seen as a sub-group of Ersari. See examples of Kizil Ayak rugs in this educational photo-gallery.

The Salor tribe are considered as the oldest Turkoman tribe in historical Turkestan. See examples of Salor rugs in this educational photo-gallery.

Saryk is a Turkoman tribe of southern Turkestan. See examples of Saryk rugs in this educational photo-gallery.

The Turkmen Tekke (Teke) tribe inhabits Turkmenistan. Tekke main carpets are probably the most important weavings created by the Turkmen tribes.

Yomut or Yomud is a Turkmen tribe that lives from Gorgan in Iran to Turkmenbashi and eastern Caspian shores in Turkmenistan.