⚜️PERSIAN RUGS⚜️ ▫️A Persian carpet, is a heavy textile made for a wide variety of utilitarian and symbolic purposes and produced in Iran (historically known as Persia), for home use, local sale, and export. ▫️Carpet weaving is an essential part of Persian culture and Iranian art. Within the group of Oriental rugs produced by the countries of the "rug belt", the Persian carpet stands out by the variety and elaborateness of its manifold designs. ▫️ Persian carpets and rugs of various types were w

⚜️PERSIAN RUGS⚜️ ▫️A Persian carpet, is a heavy textile made for a wide variety of utilitarian and symbolic purposes and produced in Iran (historically known as Persia), for home use, local sale, and export. ▫️Carpet weaving is an essential part of Persian culture and Iranian art. Within the group of Oriental rugs produced by the countries of the "rug belt", the Persian carpet stands out by the variety and elaborateness of its manifold designs. ▫️ Persian carpets and rugs of various types were w

The origins of Persian carpets are changing, as Iranian weavers abandon the craft and Afghan migrants continue the tradition. ➔ Watch the video (1:45 mins) ▶ | Al Jazeera English

⚜️ PERSIAN RUGS ⚜️ A Persian rug, is a heavy textile made for a wide variety of utilitarian and symbolic purposes and produced in Iran (historically known as Persia) 🇮🇷, for home use, local sale, and export. Carpet weaving is an essential part of Persian culture and Iranian art. Within the group of Oriental rugs produced by the countries of the "rug belt", the Persian carpet stands out by the variety and elaborateness of its manifold designs. Persian carpets and rugs of various types were wove