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    A Persian carpet (Persian: فرش ایرانی, romanized: farš-e irâni [ˈfærʃe ʔiː.ɹɒː.níː]), Persian rug (Persian: قالی ایرانی, romanized: qâli-ye irâni [ɢɒːˈliːje...
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    A carpet is a textile floor covering typically consisting of an upper layer of pile attached to a backing. The pile was traditionally made from wool, but...
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  • a huge market was created for Persian carpets in Europe and in the US. Many merchants bought the old and antique Persian rugs from all over Iran and exported...
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    The Ardabil Carpet (or Ardebil Carpet) is the name of two different famous Persian carpets, the larger and better-known now in the Victoria and Albert...
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    the so-called "rug belt", the Persian carpet stands out by the variety and elaborateness of its designs. Persian carpets and rugs of various types were...
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  • "delightfully embroidered" Persian carpet with "preposterous shapes of griffins". The Pazyryk carpet, a Scythian pile-carpet dating back to the 4th century...
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  • Oriental rug (redirect from Oriental Carpet)
    called “Islamic Carpets”, and the term “oriental rug” is used mainly for convenience. The carpets from Iran are known as “Persian Carpets”. In 2010, the...
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    and the Senneh/Persian knot, typical of Anatolian carpets and Persian carpets, are the two primary knots. A flat or tapestry woven carpet, without pile...
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    Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet was released in mid-2008. Unlike the preceding games, The Mystery of the Persian Carpet is primarily an object hunt...
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    Pseudobiceros bedfordi (common names Persian carpet flatworm and Bedford's flatworm) is a species of flatworm in the family Pseudocerotidae. This species...
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    Gabbeh (redirect from Gabba (carpet))
    Gabbeh or gabba (Persian: گبه) carpets are a traditional variety of Persian carpet. Gabbeh is known as gava in Kurdish and Luri and is also called khersak...
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    finest Islamic carpets of the period, and few of the top-quality Turkish "court" carpets are seen. Even finer than these, Persian carpets do not appear...
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    Tabriz rug (redirect from Tabriz carpet)
    A Tabriz rug or carpet is a type in the general category of Persian carpets from the city of Tabriz, the capital city of East Azerbaijan province in northwest...
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    Bani Adam (category Articles containing Persian-language text)
    Iranians to mark Nowruz, the Persian New Year, on 20 March 2009. The poem is also inscribed on a large hand-made carpet installed in 2005 on the wall...
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    in Tehran the Carpet Museum of Iran was established by the order of Shahbanu Farah Pahlavi in 1976 to exhibit a variety of Persian carpets from all over...
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    thing for the critic to find," "my secret," "like a complex figure in a Persian carpet." The narrator racks his brains and, in desperation, tells his friend...
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    matte medium Persian blue, but since the 1980s, they have been bound in glossy Persian blue. Persian carpets When blue Persian carpets are produced in...
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    Kerman carpets (sometimes "Kirman") are one of the traditional classifications of Persian carpets. Kerman is both a city and a province located in south...
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    Edithcolea is a monotypic genus with a single species Edithcolea grandis (Persian carpet flower). Once classified in the family Asclepiadaceae, it is now in...
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    Isfahan rug (category Persian rugs and carpets)
    been one of the centres for production of the famous Persian carpet (or rug). Isfahani carpets are renowned for their high quality. The most famous workshop...
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    Iran (redirect from Persian State of Iran)
    Iran, Persian culture, and its various peoples. Although the term "Persian carpet" most often refers to pile-woven textiles, flat-woven carpets and rugs...
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    ميت) The Devil's Horse, 1975 The Story of Zahra, 1980 (حكاية زهرة) The Persian Carpet in Arabic Short Stories, 1983 Scent of a Gazelle, 1988 (مسك الغزال)...
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    Persian green is a color used in pottery and Persian carpets in Iran. It is also utilized in the architecture of religious places. Other colors associated...
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    A magic carpet, also called a flying carpet, is a legendary carpet and common trope in fantasy fiction. It is typically used as a form of transportation...
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    Qom rug (redirect from Qom carpet)
    Tehran, an exquisite Qom silk carpet was given to him by Hassan Rouhani. Rouhani stated that the choice of Persian carpet as a gift shows Iranian patience...
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    Anatolian rug (redirect from Turkish carpet)
    Anatolian rug or Turkish carpet (Turkish: Türk Halısı) is a term of convenience, commonly used today to denote rugs and carpets woven in Anatolia and its...
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  • Charshanbeh Suri Like the Persian carpet that exhibits numerous colors and forms in a dazzling display of warmth and creativity, Persian culture is the glue...
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    periods being especially close to book-covers and Persian carpets, and it is thought that many carpet designs were created by court artists and sent to...
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  • The Baharestan Carpet, or Bahār-e Kasrā (Persian: بهار کسری, from Middle Persian Vahār-i Khosrow; meaning "The spring of Khosrow"), also known as Farš-e...
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