The Oriental Rug Encyclopedia
A conservator’s field guide to the world’s great rug-making traditions. Each origin documented by Ghorban Ahmadi — the history, the craft, the care.
Persian Rugs
Tabriz, Kashan, Heriz, Isfahan, Shiraz, and the city and tribal traditions that built the reference standard for hand-knotted weaving.
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Oushak, Kilim, and Hereke — the court, village, and flatweave traditions that define Anatolian weaving.
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Kazak and the bold geometric tribal weaving of the Caucasus mountains.
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Agra, Jaipur, and the dhurrie and pile-weaving traditions of the Indian subcontinent.
Coming soonAfghan Rugs
Baluch and Turkoman tribal weaving — deep reds, geometric guls, and nomadic construction.
Coming soonChinese Rugs
Peking, Art Deco, and the sculpted-pile traditions of early-20th-century Chinese export rugs.
Coming soonMoroccan Rugs
Beni Ourain, Azilal, and Boucherouite — Atlas Mountain wool traditions built for texture, not symmetry.
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Bokhara-pattern weaving and the commercial workshop traditions that grew from it.
Coming soonTibetan Rugs
A distinct knotting and finishing tradition built around high-altitude wool and Buddhist motifs.
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